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TIL that the “holes” in Swiss cheese were, until recently, seen as a sign of imperfection and something cheesemakers tried to avoid

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1a178 TIL that when cyber criminals made off with $81m (and almost got away with $1bn), Bangladesh Bank was using second-hand switches worth $10 and had no firewalls in place.
GAm84 TIL about the No Surprises Act, which was enacted to, among other things, mandate in-network payments to out-of-network providers. If a person has to go to an ED, they no longer have to worry about it being out of network.
kJ1B1 TIL: A study from 2014 shows that people perceive artwork to be superior if they are told the artist is mentally ill.
8wQP TIL: Wikileaks leaked Manning’s identity, which is how “ex-hacker” Lamo, found him and ultimately turned him in
oBeo TIL Food Stamps are the best form of economic stimulus (far ahead of tax cuts)