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TIL: A man was assaulted in a Mcdonalds in France for having a cybernetic implant (cyborg eye). Press claims it to be the first of many cybernetic hate crimes.

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bxr9 TIL: The Navajo code is the only spoken military code never to have been deciphered. During WWII, since only 30 non-Navajo people could understand Navajo, the US used Navajos as code talkers. They could encode, transmit, and decode a three-line message in 20 seconds, versus 30 minutes for machines.
9YJKB TIL: Rectovaginal fistula. Sometimes poop comes out the vagina.
b61Q9 TIL that tuberculosis influenced Victorian fashion, a trend known as 'consumptive aesthetic' saw women use makeup to replicate the rosy cheeks and pallor associated with TB
yQ50l TIL - The Movie Lawrence Of Arabia Is The Only Best Picture Oscar Winner To Only Have One Gender Credited. There Wasn’t A Single Speaking Female Role Except For A Camel Named Gladys
MBBV TIL two men were brought up on federal hacking charges when they exploited a bug in video poker machines and won half a million dollars. His lawyer argued, “All these guys did is simply push a sequence of buttons that they were legally entitled to push.” The case was dismissed.