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TIL Civil War photographer Matthew Brady ended up destitute

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78Aer TIL The "Burly Brawl" scene (Agent Smith vs Neo) in the Matrix Reloaded cost $40 million
XRvk TIL there’s a computer virus called the Zipbomb that is 42kb in size but 4.5pb when unpacked, rendering any machine totally useless in the process
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