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TIL that in 2001 Yahoo! Mail accidentally changed words like medieval to medireview to prevent XSS Attacks.

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WkveL TIL that South Dakota once sued 15 cats that they had seized on the grounds of interfering with a driver's visibility
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v6OD TIL on July 4, 1054, A supernova was seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remained bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants now form the Crab Nebula.
MePAA TIL of the Gnostic Gospels. Discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945, these texts carry non-canonical stories of Jesus from the perspectives of Mary Magdalene, Judas, Thomas and others.
DQ5kv TIL there was a game show where the whole premise was to surprise couples/women in labor and have them answer questions for baby related prizes.