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TIL Milan-based "epidemiC" crew submitted source code of a computer virus at the 49th International Art Biennale of Venice in 2001, claiming computer viruses can be an art form

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mx4eP TIL in the civil war, generals would deliberatley expose themselves to enemy fire to show off their courage and to lead by example. Union general Kearny rode right next to confederate lines, saying "The Rebel bullet that can kill me has not yet been molded". Shortly after he was shot and killed.
rXPd TIL the Hollister store chain threatened to sue merchants in the city of Hollister, California who sold shirts that had the city’s name on it.
WdPA TIL of the spacecraft cemetery - a remote location in the Pacific where dozens of decommissioned vessels have splashed down
JYGl8 TIL we don’t know who invented the iconic post-type fire hydrant because the patent office records were destroyed in a fire in 1836.
6eXX TIL that high-heeled shoes were originally worn by Persian cavalry soldiers, perhaps as early as the 9th century.