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TIL that the FCC considers 4mbps to be fast enough for hd online streaming

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X0oND TIL of the Manila Massacre during WWII when Japanese troops conducted mop-up operations in Manila, killing over 54,000 Filipinos, including children. Pregnant women had their bellies ripped open and fleeing civilians were executed.
dDMlE TIL Crypto.com mistakenly sent a customer $10.5 million instead of an $100 refund by typing the account number as the refund amount. It took Crypto.com 7 months to notice the mistake, they are now suing the customer
WRn4 TIL in 1897, a man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife solely based on the testimony of his wife’s ghost who visited her mother in the night and detailed the crime.
neX0b TIL of the Judean Date Palm. An extinct palm variety that was revived using 2,000 year old seeds.
wLVy7 TIL ‘Die Hard’ is based on a novel that, itself, was a sequel to another book. The first story was made into a Frank Sinatra film which meant the producers had to first contractually offer the starring role to Sinatra, who was in his 70’s.