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TIL in 2016 North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack (the Lazarus heist) on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success

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JYEgv TIL Autopsy studies of men who died of other causes found prostate cancer in 30% of men in their 50s, and in 80% of men in their 70s
1a7pD TIL that Shakespeare likely smoked weed and described it as the "journey in my head"
jO0p TIL that the major American health insurance companies are one of the largest holders of fast food stock and other forms of investments.
jNWKa TIL the red stuff dropped from airplanes to put out forest fires also acts as a fertilizer.
Brvrd TIL In 2011 two Hollywood films opened just 5 months apart from each other that had the exact same runtime, exact same plot and same ending. “No Strings Attached” with Ashton Kutcher/Natalie Portman and “Friends With Benefits” with Justin Timberlake/Mila Kunis. They both grossed 150 million dollars.