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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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wL7vo TIL That the Oldest Archived Arpanet message is dated from 11 November 1980 and used Bang path email addresses.
W7J7o TIL that 4th, 5th, and 6th degree burns exist.
P1M7O TIL: According to British historian Niall Ferguson, out of all recorded conflicts which occurred since the year 387 BC, France has fought in 168 of them, won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10; this makes France the most successful military power in European history in terms of number of fought and won.
ZPNB TIL of Wolfgang Beltracchi, the most successful art forger of all time, who is famous not for making recreations of famous paintings, but for making originals in the style of famous artists, believable enough that hundreds of his works are on display in museums across the world.
Mep9a TIL about the Digital Wellbeing feature offered by android, wherein you can, among other things, switch on Focus Mode with distracting apps paused, keep track of time spent on apps, have work related apps switched off at home and do many other things to manage your time and mind space.