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TIL researchers have discovered multiple hidden "civilizations" of octupuses referred to as Octlantis

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bG5E TIL a Harvard student lost his internship at Facebook after pointing out a privacy vulnerability which he found on their servers. Ironically, Mark Zuckerberg defended himself when he did the same with Harvard’s servers while studying there.
lo91B TIL of ASMR - like a shiver - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
bwB7 TIL that renowned author Isaac Asimov once said “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
Wk6vN TIL that the Ecce Homo painting which was turned into the "Potato Jesus" meme after a failed restoration has increased tourism in that area, and the funds go towards the church owned nursing home and the "art restorer's" son who suffers from cerebral palsy.
x6pM1 TIL that the founder of “Famous Amos cookies”, Wally Amos, was also the first African American talent agent at the William Morris Agency. He would send prospective clients a batch of cookies and an invitation to talk. This would lead to his clients giving him a loan to create Famous Amos cookies.