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TIL one of this site’s co-founders committed suicide in 2013 after facing up to 50 years in prison for illegally downloading over 4 million academic articles. He was 26 years old.

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4LON TIL that Peregrine Falcons are the fastest member of the animal kingdom. With a top recorded dive speed of 242mph
XEwdX TIL of Ernest Vincent Wright, a self published author whose 1939 book "Gadsby," contains 50,000 words, all without using the letter "E."
OoyL TIL the “liquid bomb” terror attack, the one that caused the TSA to restrict the size of your shampoo and buy water inside the security gates, was thrown out of court and the ringleader totally acquitted. There was ZERO actual threat.
8a1oX TIL that the liquid in a bottle of perfume costs on average roughly $2 to make
EgJPV TIL Bahia Bakari was 12 years old when the plane she was flying on crashed near Madagascar and sunk in 3900 feet of water. 152 people died, she was the sole survivor.