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TIL that there is a “zip bomb” that expands to 107000000 times its original size when unzipped and can be used to bypass antivirus software.

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5Y0mP TIL In some countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Hungary) there is a traditional Easter Whipping. Men spank women with special handmade whips on Easter Monday. If men arrive at women's houses after 12:00, women throw a bucket of cold water on them.
YKNW TIL there were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs roamed the earth
OGb8a TIL there are two different types of Pyrex: PYREX (capital letters) is borosilicate, which is subjectively better but no longer made in the US, and pyrex (lowercase letters) which is soda-lime glass.
0kjp TIL the state of Indiana once tried to pass a bill saying that Pi was exactly 3.2
wJeM TIL there is an unfinished skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, that is home to 2,500 squatters. Residents have improvised basic utility services, use motorcycles to travel between the lower floors, and the building has many bodegas and an unlicensed dentist.