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TIL the FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.

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6EXG7 TIL Rob Gronkowski hasn't spent any of his NFL salary. He lives off of his endorsements and seems to be a really responsible person despite his party boy image.
g10b TIL: An 80s pop song has been online since 2002 (YouTube since 2007) that no one has been able to identify despite extensive research.
OGDg6 TIL that Mexico City is sinking at a rate of up to 50cm a year
QJkkL TIL of Drapetomania, a pseudo-scientific mental illness that suggested slaves were mentally ill for running away from their slave owners, and was supposedly caused by slave owners being too friendly with slaves, and "treating them as equals".
4kKkb TIL the first steam turbine was nothing more than a "party trick" for the ancient greeks