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TIL that Google will pay you $1337 if you find a vulnerability in their code

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6MLZ TIL that the first documented case of child abuse was reported to an animal welfare organization, for lack of a better resource. Which means that animals had welfare rights in the US before children did.
1DmD TIL that Richard Nixon sabotaged Vietnam peace talks to give himself a better chance in the 1968 U.S. Presidential election, prolonging the war by 5 years.
PYO6e TIL that the story of Jack and the Beanstalk is believed to be over 5,000 years old. Rumpelstiltskin and Beauty and the Beast are thought to be around 4,000 years old.
X0746 TIL actor Stephen Baldwin has a tattoo of the initials HM for Hannah Montana. He got it after making a pact with Miley Cyrus that he could cameo on the show if he did it. He showed it to Cyrus, but he was never given the opportunity to cameo and has since said that he regrets the tattoo.
XERk8 TIL David Bowie was so unconvinced of the commercial viability of his album "Low" that after its release he decided to tour as Iggy Pop's keyboardist instead of promoting the new record.