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TIL Iraqi insurgents intercepted video feeds of American Predator drones using a $26 piece of Russian software named SkyGrabber.

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4XX5o TIL that Shenzhen, China went from sleepy fishing village (pop 30K) to a global city of over 10 million that produces 90% of world's electronics. With some of the tallest skyscrapers on earth. All in a mere 35 years.
6EoOm TIL On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, 31% of albatross pairs are same sex, 'lesbian' couples.
wDmP TIL that dolphins have been known to masturbate by wrapping their penises with live wriggling eels.
R7dbl TIL aggression is negatively associated with intelligence. Unintelligent people may experience more frustration, which may lead to aggression. This may also be explained because aggression and intelligence share biological factors.
NaL8 TIL That psychologists conducted a study in which experimenters asked total strangers “Would you go to bed with me tonight?” 75% of men said yes. Every single woman said no.