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TIL Kim Dotcom discovered the feds were illegally spying on him after his Xbox ping went from 30 milliseconds to 180 milliseconds, indicating a third party connection.

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eRg TIL that the Nazis created a weapon called the Gustav Gun, and it’s the largest gun ever built weighing over 1300 tons and capable of accurately hitting a target 23 miles away.
QbBM TIL that Martin Van Buren, 8th president of the U.S., did not mention his wife of 12 years even once in his 800 page autobiography
XEaQE TIL that, after an attack by a predator, the surviving prairie dogs do a celebratory dance.
X7Lr TIL that women born in South Africa are more likely to be raped than to learn how to read.
0dE8M TIL a witness in a Scottish court who had answered "aye" to confirm he was the person summoned was told by the Sheriff that he must answer either "yes" or "no". His name was read again and he was asked to confirm it, he answered "aye" again, and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court.