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TIL: Complex 8 character passwords aren’t that secure. A password of “B!gt1t$^” would take approx 3 days to crack, but “reddit is for nerds” would take 204 TRILLION years to crack.

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XdJQ TIL that “Amor De Cosmos” (“Lover of the Universe”) was the 2nd Premier of BC and a Founding Father of Canada. He was known to get into fist fights, was an early photographer, Mormon, and was declared insane after trying to start a hot food delivery business.
N9wJ TIL the same guy invented Pizza Hut’s Stuffed Crust Pizza, McDonald’s McGriddles and Dollar Menu, and the Smashburger restaurant chain
gr9By TIL Europeans began eating mummies for medicinal purposes in the 12th century
4Krb TIL unclean vocals (screams, yells, shouts) commonly used in metal genres, originated in the Opera, with the first recognizable use being in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck.
oRYAY TIL that Van Gogh, in "The Starry Night," accurately depicted turbulent flow patterns with mathematical precision.