› added 1 hour ago

TIL: In 2013, a student at the Florida State University (Panama City campus) managed to hack the school's free WiFi network and promptly redirected everyone to metspn.com

Read more miaminewtimes.com

via reddit.com

wj0J TIL That although Females are more likely to attempt suicide than males, Males are four times as likely to die from suicide.
e0Dm4 TIL U.S Space Command has existed since 1982 as part of the U.S Airforce. It has approximately 22,000 military personnel and 9,000 civilian employees.
rxP1 TIL that from 1757 to 1795, an anonymous writer published an annual directory of London prostitutes. It sold thousands of copies each year, and detailed everything from their specialities to the size of their breasts.
wbQ7 A Chinese billionaire once charged a $170 million painting to his Amex card just to accrue the points. [NSFW painting]
vPKaB TIL of the 'skimmer' genus of birds - their outsize lower beaks are used for catching fish at the surface of water