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TIL in 2014, a 5 year old kid found a critical vulnerability in Xbox Live and other digital services

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QJ759 TIL that Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan recieve 100% of royalties and retain sole writing credit on the hip-hop single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz.
yQjjv TIL while recording the improvisational piece “Trio”, King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford waited for the right moment to join, but decided the piece was progressing better without him, and remained silent. He received co-writing credit for the "admirable restraint” he showed.
OG4ag TIL: The ZM-87 is one of only a few laser weapons ever produced but stopped production a result of the 1995 United Nations Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons ban.
mQNO TIL in 2013, the largest known discovery of buried gold coins, valued at $10M, was found on a couple’s private property in rural California. Known only as John and Mary, the couple has no idea who buried the coins, and they remain anonymous to prevent treasure-seeking trespassers.
Z8QJD TIL During WW1, Australian Soldiers at the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux managed to steal a German tank as a trophy and transport it to Australia. Today it stands as the only surviving A7V Sturmpanzerwagen.