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TIL Mozilla, maker of Firefox, has a list of 50,000 most common passwords of which can't be used when setting up a Firefox account

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5J69 TIL I learned that the first law suit to legalize homosexual marriages in the United States was brought by a Christian Church.
N7yAM TIL in the 90s Costa Rica saved a dying forest by dumping 12,000 tons of waste orange peels and pulp (1000 truckloads)
wbk8 TIL Harold Williams a 20th Century Linguist and Journalist spoke 58 languages and learnt Serbian in two days. He amazed delegates at the League of Nations by speaking to each in their own language.
PY9ke TIL of Robert Landsberg, a photographer who died documenting the massive 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens. Realizing he was too close to get away safely, he continued to shoot footage until he was killed. His body was found buried beneath ash, protecting his camera film.
8jBa TIL a 14-year-old, who died in 2016, was at the centre of a bitter legal row between her parents over her desire to be frozen after her death until there was a possibility of bringing her back to life. After writing a letter to a High Court judge, her wish was granted.