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TIL Brain scanners can detect the brain making a decision 7 seconds before the person is aware of the choice, casting doubt upon the concept of “free will”

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0w6Mv TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.
pWbp TIL the flag of Mozambique has an AK-47 on it
1ayw4 TIL actor Eric Bana started his career as an award-winning comedy performer.
7aar TIL that on the island of Chios, Greece, every Easter is celebrated with a rocket war between two churches on Saturday night. The objective is to ring the other church’s bell.
9Y0Qr TIL that when a jury convicted Jane Wenham of witchcraft in 1712, due to witnesses accusing her of flying on a broomstick and bewitching servants, the sceptical judge refused to execute her and instead sought a royal pardon, noting that there was “no law against flying.”