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TIL “Warchalking” is the practice of writing symbols in chalk on sidewalks and walls to indicate the presence of an unsecured Wifi network

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gxdW TIL there’s a positive correlation between the obesity rate of a population and the number of Walmarts servicing that population
P6YE TIL the tiny island of Nauru became the world’s richest country per capita in the 60s by mining its phosphate reserves. The country blew it on spending & bad investments (e.g.“Leonardo the musical”). It’s now the ~135th richest country, with 40% diabetes rate and a wrecked environment due to mining.
9YOQr TIL that Plymouth, the capital of the island country Montserrat, has 0 inhabitants. It was built near a volcano which erupted in 1997, substantially burning the town and burying it in ashes. The town was evacuated, but remains the de jure capital, making it the ony ghost-town capital in the world.
b9Wl9 TIL after capturing Alexandria, Diocletian ordered his soldiers to kill until the blood reached his horse's knees. As if on cue, the horse fell, staining its knees in blood. He took the gods' hint, and stopped the massacre. After he left, the Alexandrians erected built a statue in the horse's honor.
X0PWR TIL parents of students in Quebec filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against an art teacher & his school board because students reportedly found their classroom artwork available for purchase on the teacher's personal site with some items listed for as much as $174.