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TIL that US telecom companies are legally required to provide a backdoor to law enforcement for wiretapping

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yokl TIL gloves were introduced into boxing not for safety reasons but to increase hits to the head and dramatic knockouts.
69B4l TIL due to over fishing taking out their competitors and and predators, squid populations are growing at an alarming rate
OGQZL TIL of monster Tony Accardo, who became the most powerful boss of the Chicago Outfit. Accardo was regarded as far more capable than Al Capone had ever been, and despite being involved in crime for over eight decades, he never spent more than a night in jail.
yV7pl TIL The fastest 60m sprint in human history is by a 5 ft 8 in Chinese guy named Su Bingtian at 6.29 seconds (Usain Bolt's record is 6.31 seconds)
PYdyg TIL Most people are only six to ten connections away from being able to contact anyone else in the world. The theory is known as "Six degrees of separation" and was created in 1929, but still holds true even after the world population grew by almost six billion.