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TIL Hackers Spoiled Their $1 Billion Bank Heist With a Typo

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yQWZl TIL Australia has hundreds of thousands of feral camels.
N79r8 TIL Ford developed a nuclear-powered, steam-driven concept car in 1957
Y7ebd TIL the hair braid once worn by Chinese men wasn't Chinese in origin. The last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, was founded by the Manchus who conquered China & imposed their traditional hairstyle on all men. Non-compliance was punished with execution. The practice faded out after the dynasty fell in 1912
gMooA TIL Princess Anne was almost kidnapped in 1974 but refused by stating "Not bloody likely!" when told to get out and go with the attempted-kidnapper.
kdBE TIL in Australia there is a parlimentary position called The Shadow Minister of Justice, and it is currently held by the representative from the electorate of Batman