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

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lM9G TIL the Catholic Church not only allows beaver for Lenten consumption, but also Puffin, Goose, Capybara, Alligator and Ham Beers.
v1OA4 TIL denatured alcohol (sold in hardware stores) isn't chemically different from drinking alcohol. The only difference is it's purposely laced with poison and nausea inducing additives so you can't drink it. This compromises allows it to be sold without alcohol tax and ensures people don't drink it.
m8dP TIL the man who wrote the Patriot Act is on the Board of Directors of News Corp
v6dR TIL that the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest place in the known universe, being 1 degree above Absolute Zero.
0wM8R TIL male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it's found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it.