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TIL of Charles Fraser-Smith (one of the inspirations behind 'Q' in the James Bond movies) designed a special left-hand thread for the disguised screw-off top of a hidden-document container; he thought that "no German would ever think of trying to unscrew something the wrong way."

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XEmK8 TIL of “The Custom of the Sea,” an old tradition among sailors where in dire circumstances, such as being stranded at sea and on the verge of starvation, the remaining sailors would all draw straws and whoever drew the shortest would then be killed and eaten to ensure the survival of the others.
4X1b6 TIL Loki got piped by a horse.
wLDdo TIL North Korean hackers managed to steal 13.5 Millions dollars in a massive bank heist with hacked credit cards
wMGW TIL In the 1960s Pakistan briefly considered changing its traffic system from driving on the left to the right. However, camel trains often drove through the night while their drivers were dozing. The difficulty in teaching old camels new tricks was decisive in forcing Pakistan to reject the change.
neKaG TIL that in addition for punishing Prometheus for stealing fire by having his liver eaten every day over and over Zeus also punished Mankind for receiving fire by sending them Women.