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TIL Prince had Epilepsy

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9wM8r TIL In 2012 Jimmy Zhong uncovered a coding error on the now defunct crypto market Silk Road that allowed him to withdraw more funds than he deposited. He stole 51,680 BTC ($3.4 Billion) and stayed anonymous for ten years before finally getting caught and arrested in '21 and was sentenced to 1 year.
QNJ7e TIL about Joseph of Cupertino, a Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian saint. He was prone to miraculous levitation. He was deemed disruptive by his superiors and church authorities, however, and eventually was confined to a small cell, forbidden from joining in any public gatherings.
m1NJY TIL that French General Philippe Petain in 1916 was called from a hotel room where he was spending the night with a Miss Hardon, to take charge of the Battle of Verdun.
R77pl TIL that, in 1941, when Cernauti mayor Traian Popovici was told that the Jews in his city were going to be deported, he argued against it and was initially allowed to exempt 200 Jews. However, he argued for more and was thus ultimately able to get 20,000 Jews exempted from deportation.
nNob TIL That the over-stimulation often caused by modern society can result in depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders by building a tolerance to chemicles like dopamine, serotonin, and melatonin.