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TIL that the word 'school' came from the ancient Greek for 'free time' and 'rest'

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QJ0RL TIL that in 2007, the Australian Government spent $84 million on a porn filter. A 16-year old boy, Tom Wood, cracked the filter in less than 40 minutes.
VJ4D TIL the crew aboard the USS midway pushed $10 million worth of helicopters into the sea to allow a Cessna full of evacuees to safely land
X0wr TIL: British spies used to pretend to be stupid, absentminded, tourists. Hiding sketches of military installations in the drawings of butterflies and rock striations.
epWGg TIL the earliest recorded uses of the word "Fuck" are court records for "John Le Fucker" and "Roger Fuckebythenavel"
KW8Q TIL: A study found that baseball cards on eBay sold for 20% less if the card was held by a black hand versus a card held by a white hand