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TIL That the man who distributed the very first ransomware virus in 1989 was discovered, but never convicted, and now owns a butterfly conservatory in Upstate New York

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oReG8 TIL the fax machine was invented in 1843
6EYWW TIL that Malt-O-Meal (makers of those "off brand" cereals) are owned by Post making them effectively not off brand at all
M7rOW TIL about the 1955 Le Mans disaster. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport history. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring nearly 180 more
DQXaV TIL that Aphantasia is a neurological phenomenon where individuals can't create voluntary mental images, including visual, auditory, or sensory representations in the mind's eye.
OoB6g TIL that, in an 1886 speech, former U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes said that "free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age."