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TIL a finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company's CFO in a video conference call that included several other members of staff, all of whom were in fact deepfake recreations. Everyone he saw was fake.

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n64Y TIL that a student from the Ukraine died from a piece of bubble gum that exploded in his mouth. He accidentally dipped the gum into a packet of explosive material, instead of citric acid.
NrP1 TIL Bill Cosby’s son was murdered in 1997. His character “Little Bill” was based on his son.
ANRra TIL that rhinoceros mating can be brutal. First the males fight for dominance. Then the female chases the male. This is called a "bluff and bluster" ritual, & lasts hours. It often becomes violent, with wrestling and fighting. Sometimes it can even lead to death.
xaND TIL during Napoleon Bonaparte’s autopsy, his penis was removed and has since exchanged hands a number of times. It was last inherited by a New Jersey woman who’s father kept it in a suitcase under his bed for 30 years.
8aYG TIL Peter Hinwood, the actor who played “Rocky” in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, permanently retired from acting after his role in the film and went on to become an antique dealer.