› added 11 years ago

633

TIL a 15 year old hacked NASA computers and caused a 21 day shutdown of their computers. Oh, and he hacked the Pentagon too…

Read more abcnews.go.com

via reddit.com

xOKo TIL the inspiration for the webcam came from a Computer Lab of the University of Cambridge. The cam was created to help people working in other parts of the building avoid pointless trips to the coffee pot by providing a live 128×128 greyscale picture of the state of the coffee pot.
PKVn TIL “Strippers reportedly earn more money when they are ovulating…” because they are friskier during this 12-18 hour long time period.
d8nWQ TIL of a Florida Man who asked to show his penis to the jury to bolster his defense that he accidentally asphyxiated his gf during oral sex
x0yg TIL Friend stars were paid $75,000 per episode in season three, $85,000 in season four, $100,000 in season five, $125,000 in season six, $750,000 in seasons seven and eight, and $1 million in seasons nine and ten, making Aniston, Cox, and Kudrow the highest paid TV actresses of all-time.
QJba6 TIL that helicopter downwash is used to shake the water off of cherries after rain so they do not swell and split before harvest.