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TIL The UK’s internet porn filter architect was arrested on child porn offences.

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aw6EJ TIL: One of the only top executives to be imprisoned for the Volkswagen Emissions scandal was arrested due to a fluke. Having been transferred back to Germany, he came to the United States for a vacation with his wife and was seized as he waited for a departing flight in Miami.
7rZJZ TIL Ian Fleming was a keen bird watcher. When choosing a name for the hero of Casino Royal he used the name of the author of one of his bird books - James Bond. In 1964, Fleming gave Bond a first edition copy of You Only Live Twice signed, "To the real James Bond, from the thief of his identity".
e0PeL TIL Sigmund Freud attempted to help his friend Fleischl-Marxow, who had become addicted to morphine and heroin due to chronic pain caused by having his thumb removed, by prescribing him medical cocaine. His friend became addicted to cocaine as well and continued to use morphine until his death at 45
eO5J TIL that German software company SAP actively recruits autistic people because “Only by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century”.
Z8R6R TIL The Weber–Fechner law is a phenomenon that helps explain why it is difficult to notice a woman’s hair cut, why we typically don’t think twice about an extra $150 on a $20,000 car purchase, and why a $1 savings on a $2.99 box of cereal seems like a great deal compared to a $79.99 shirt.