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TIL of the theory of nominative determinism in that people tend to gravitate towards careers that fit their names

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QjKE TIL in 2005, Sony illegally installed rootkits on 22 million computers to prevent the users from ripping copyrighted music, and could not be uninstalled. It also reported user’s listening habits back to Sony. Ironically, the code itself contained open source software, and so infringed copyright.
OGQG7 TIL for-profit bail only exists in 2 countries (US and Philippines). Elsewhere, paying money to leave pretrial detention is considered "a debt trap for poor defendants."
gLr7 TIL in 1809, a woman diagnosed with an ovarian tumor rode 60 miles on horseback to see a surgeon who was willing to extract it. It had never been done before out of fear it would kill the patient. After the 22.5 pound tumor was removed from her body without anesthesia, she lived another 32 years.
6E9Bw TIL Disney instructed the game developers for the 1994 Lion King on Sega Genesis to create a puzzle level so hard that the game cannot be beaten within a period of time to extend and meet Blockbuster rental program rules and the rental market.(starts at 18:30)
R7YNl TIL: The Legend of The Deep Sea Black Carpet