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TIL shortly before the great exodus from Digg, the company laid off 37% of its staff and installed an interim CEO.

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ldMN TIL that, fearing rogue Kamikaze attacks, US Navy Admiral Halsey informed his sailors of the end of hostilities in the pacific with this message: “Cessation of hostilities. War is over. If any Japanese airplanes appear, shoot them down in a friendly way.”
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