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TIL there are computer viruses that can be transmitted via sound.

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m1RPy TIL Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Vietnam. Despite being hit by grenade, shot several times, and stabbed, for a total of 37 major wounds, Sergeant Benavidez managed to rescue 12 of his fellow soldiers.
OG4Xe TIL about The Tarasque, a creature from French mythology. According to the Golden Legend, the beast had a lion-like head, a body protected by turtle-like carapace(s), six feet with bear-like claws, a serpent's tail, and could expel a poisonous breath.
MgEW TIL following the Volstead Act that began the Prohibition, crime rose by 24%, drug addiction by 44%, and federal expenditure on prisons rose by a staggering 1000%
ADkrg TIL, villagers working in jungle wear face mask behind their heads to save themselves from the Bengal Tigers. Tigers have been seen following people wearing the mask, but they have not attacked. By the contrast 29 people who were not wearing mask were killed in the span of 18months.
a8xe9 TIL that the King of Malaysia is elected by a special council called the Conference of Rulers