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TIL at least 5 people have been murdered for unfriending someone on Facebook

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a8JK9 TIL the fourth person on the moon was Mr Bean, and he managed to destroy the TV camera by pointing it directly at the sun
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
jAKn TIL there is a bar in Key West with a “Bacon Happy Hour”, where a complimentary endless glass of crispy bacon comes with your order, even if you just get a beer.
BrGPx TIL that underwater explosions can be used to manufacture complicated jet engine parts and missile cones in a process that's called "explosive forming".
VMp1p TIL that farmers in USA are hacking their John Deere tractors with Ukrainian firmware, which seems to be the only way to actually own the machines and their software, rather than rent them for lifetime from John Deere.