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TIL: In 2013, hackers managed to steal credit card data from Target after stealing network credentials from Target's HVAC vendor

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ZpgMp TIL that Belgians celebrate Kattenstoet, the 'Festival of the Cats', which commemorates a medieval tradition in which cats were thrown from the belfry tower to the town square below. The modern festival involves throwing toy cats followed by a mock witch burning.
yVkBV TIL in 1714, a Norwegian captain and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship fight. Afterwards, both ships were badly damaged and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no.
Y7dXA TIL New York City was once briefly renamed “New Orange” when the Dutch captured it in 1673 in honor of Prince Willem of Orange, who was later King William III of England.
RR54 TIL that Caster Bean plant is the most toxic plant in the world, 6, 0000 times more noxious than cyanide, this plant has been known as a ‘wonder plant’ for thousands of years
W7oyN TIL of Charley Goldman, a boxing trainer who is credited with turning Rocky Marciano from an apparently unimpressive specimen, into an undefeated world champion.