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TIL that the man who originally came up with password practices (changing every 90 days, using caps/special characters) recanted most of his advice in 2017

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995G TIL In 2006 casino mogul Steve Wynn was set to conduct the largest art transaction in history by selling Picasso’s Le Rêve for $139 million. The day before the transaction was set to take place Wynn accidentally stuck his elbow through the painting.
KYGo6 TIL King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia created a military regiment of taller-than-average men. He scoured the country for men to fill the ranks of his "Potsdam Giants." Nations sent him tall soldiers to secure good relations. He even tried to pair them with tall women to breed a race of giants!
96DQ TIL that during the 70s one suicide jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge had a note that read “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.”
9xyX TIL LEGO offers a free Digital Designer that you design your project and can order just those pieces.
N7Bj6 TIL It Has Been Twenty Years Since Fabio Killed A Goose With His Face On A Roller Coaster.