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TIL rapper J. Cole was initially a C.S. major in college, but switched out after “after witnessing the life of a lonely computer science professor.”

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DQ9lv TIL in 524 BC took place one of the biggest gold heists in recorded history. Sifnos was one of the wealthiest islands in ancient Greece thanks to gold and silver mines when Samian political fugitives stole 100 talents of gold from Sifnos. In today's terms, that would be worth close to $100 million!
xVn45 TIL that the term 'robber baron', applied to certain ruthless wealthy American businessmen of late 19th century, is derived from the German term 'Raubritter' which referred to the medieval German knights who charged illegal tolls on the roads crossing their lands.
woOLE TIL that before the 1920s there were nearly no regulations for a passport photo.
OKp7 TIL There’s a prime number in the U.S. that is illegal to physically possess.
xVKGo TIL: Nirvana played a concert in Beunos Aires where the crowd threw mud and trash at the all-girl opening act. Kurt Cobain was so upset that he sabotaged the show by playing mostly lesser known songs and teasing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' without ever playing it.