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TIL in 2005 Sony BGM released copy protection measures on 22 millions CDs that was classified as 'spyware' and installed itself on user's computers without permission causing a wide range of security and provacy concerns

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xVyaw TIL about Robert Smalls, a former slave who escaped by stealing a Confederate gunship, The CSS Planter. He did it by giving the correct signals at checkpoints, fooling Confederate onlookers from shore. After gaining his freedom, he became a successful businessman, publisher, & politician.
ADBY7 TIL Winston Churchill's mother, Lady Randolph Churchill, was born in Brooklyn, New York
x6jK7 TIL that Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, and players would often continue to fight in the penalty box.
OGEB6 TIL Multiple states allow voters to legally cast a new ballot if they change their mind.
d8BK TIL helium-3, an isotope commonly found in space (but not on Earth) could solve clean energy.