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TIL Report: US Life Expectancy Lowest in 25 Years

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4XbAJ TIL that most tropical rainforest plants are considered to be evergreens
ZrpQ TIL DC police officer William West warned Ulysses S Grant, the sitting President of the United States at the time, about recklessly driving his horse-drawn carriage. The next day West saw Grant driving in the same manner and placed the POTUS under arrest. (Washington Post, NOV 7 1925)
GNJ TIL the ancient Roman empress Valeria Messalina liked to work on the side as a prostitute, and won a competition with other prostitutes to see who could take more men.
9Y9e6 TIL Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde would often kidnap people, but drop them off with enough money to get home. After they found out one kidnap victim was an undertaker Bonnie laughed and said he would likely work on her body one day. He did exactly that.
D65p TIL that the first ransomware was the 1989 AIDS Trojan horse, developed by biologist Dr. Joseph Popp. He gave his patients infected floppy disks entitled “AIDS Information - Introductory Diskettes”. After remaining dormant for about 90 reboots, the Trojan would encrypt the PC until payment was made.