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TIL Equifax hired a music major as chief security officer

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P0nO TIL that Sid Vicious was such a poor bassist that when performing with the Sex Pistols his band mates would often unplug his amplifier mid-performance.
kOgRe TIL that the term Freelancer, commonly used for a person who is self-employed or not committed to a particular employer, was originally use to describe a medieval mercenary knight (ie a knight who's lance was not sworn to any lord's services).
v1Bj8 TIL that the staff of the 9/11 memorial place white roses on the names of any victims who would have been celebrating a birthday
DbyP TIL that the game Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism, and originally had two sets of rules, the other encouraging the sharing of prosperity
9Yd4G TIL about Graham's Number: A number so large that it can't be written down because the universe it too small to contain the physical representation of it.