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TIL that while the cost of cyber crimes to US companies was only US $12.7 Million last year, the overall cyber security market was worth $67.2 Billion

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a8E00 TIL Squirrels terminal velocity is so low they can fall from any height and survive
kOgE1 TIL North Korea law specifies ‘three generations of punishment’. If you commit a crime, your children and grandchildren will also receive the full brunt of punishment, which often involves a lifetime in prison, also children born in prison are raised as prisoners because their “blood is guilty”.
6XkJ TIL the actress who voices ‘Bubbles’ from 'The Powerpuff Girls’ also plays Timmy Turner/Poof, Ben 10, Raven, Princess Clara/Toot, Dil Pickles, Truffles, plus many more video game characters including Rikku from FFX and Harley Quinn from Batman: Arkham City.
9wKQM TIL about the Lost Apple Project, a nonprofit organization that searches abandoned farms in the Pacific Northwest to locate old apple varieties that have been thought to be lost or extinct. There were approximately 17k varieties of apples in the US, but only about 4.5k are known to exist today
XJr8 TIL: The blossoms of the skunk cabbage become so hot that they melt snow and provide a warm haven for insects to encourage pollination.