› added 4 years ago

170

TIL "Nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recycling

Read more aluminum.org

via reddit.com

9wVL7 TIL that all AI-generated images, videos, recordings or texts have no copyright.
61AX TIL to stop piracy Sony BMG distributed a rootkit program through CDs which created vulnerabilities in OS which were exploited by malware. Facing criticisms, they released an “uninstaller” which only un-hid the program and introduced further security vulnerabilities.
0wbV1 TIL that Ichneumon wasps lay their eggs inside trees where they detect formerly laid and evolved wood wasp larvae. They paralize the other larvae through poison and then lay their single egg on top of it. Scientists are not sure how they find their victims through centimenters of solid tree bark
x6vV0 TIL about Vortex I, the only state sponsored rock festival in US history. It was done in Oregon coinciding with a visit from President Nixon to support the Vietnam war as a distraction for anti-war protestors.
PY74E TIL There is one animal that seems to survive without oxygen