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TIL about Re:scam, an AI made to keep infinitely asking questions to scammers to make them lose time. Re:scam has made scammers lose 5 years answering pointless emails.

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ANNll TIL that the Jamaican flag is currently the only national flag that does not contain a shade of the colours red, white, or blue.
KOYE9 TIL Rhino horn is worth MORE than it's weight in Gold or Cocaine.
bk6Z TIL that during WWI and WWII the US and British Navy used Dazzle Camouflage which centered around confusion over concealment and resulted in some funky looking ships
D1LBY TIL that ultrasound, thought to lie outside of the human hearing range, can be detected by listeners when it is played in combination with sound in the audible range. The mechanism for this is unknown, but in June 2000, researchers verified it by using brain activity scans.
8RMP TIL France gives medals to citizens who have successfully raised several children with dignity.