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TIL A researcher has hacked pacemakers and can kill you from his laptop within a 30 ft radius

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QJYvd TIL about Frank Eaton, aka Pistol Pete, who began training to avenge his father at the age of 8. His father's friend handed him a gun stating, "My boy, may an old man’s curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father.” He succeeded in his revenge.
xQPb TIL in 2015, Google dropped their old motto “Don’t Be Evil”
p8wGA TIL that despite China spanning five different time zones, the entire country uses the same time: Beijing Time (UTC+8:00). This causes sunrise to come as late as 9 am, during winter, and sunset to come as late as 9 pm, during summer, in certain parts of China.
5YdpP TIL William Steig was 82 when he created Shrek in 1990, and he eventually became the first sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that made $1 billion after only one sequel.
JYXb4 TIL Vasily Arkhipov was the sole officer aboard a submarine who refused to authorize a nuclear strike, presumably saving the world from nuclear destruction during the cold war.