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TIL 1983 blockbuster WarGames (Matthew Broderick) caused President Reagan to ask national security officials if this type of “hacking” was possible; Gen. Vessey replied “The problem is much worse than you think.” This influenced national security policy, ARPAnet, & ultimately the modern Internet

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QJ499 TIL red foxes have been domesticated, similar to the way of wolves to dogs. It began in 1959 by a zoologist only as an experiment, but the foxes have use today.
W5Od TIL that during the Yule, one of the festivals which Christmas originated from, the Norse god Odin is believed to lead a ghostly procession called the Wild Hunt across the night sky, and undead draugar will rise and walk the earth.
GAW9N TIL Ticketmaster is the tip of the iceberg. One man owns Live Nation, iHeartRadio, SIRIUSXM, Ticketmaster, and Pandora.
lE8K TIL a British man tried to invoke his medieval right to trial by combat instead of paying a £25 fine
xW4D TIL - When Pope Francis released white doves from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Rome the “symbol-of-peace” birds were immediately attacked by a seagull and a crow.