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TIL the Stuxnet virus that infected Iran's nuclear program was set to blast AC/DC's Thunderstruck at full volume at midnight

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NaEb TIL A North Carolina town banned the use of solar panels because they thought it would “suck up all the energy from the sun”.
D1eJj TIL Hutton Gibson, father of critically acclaimed actor Mel Gibson, is a Jeopardy champion and Holocaust denier. He also believes in 9/11 conspiracy theories and rejects the Second Vatican Council because it is "a Masonic plot backed by the Jews".
yQ1ep TIL That due to falling hamburger sales on Fridays. A McDonalds Franchise owner created the Filet-O-Fish sandwich to meet the demands of Western Christians who observed a "No Meat" Friday.
Be5W TIL that on Christmas Eve in 2008, SpaceX and Tesla were literally hours from bankruptcy until Elon Musk was able to secure $20M from investors in those final hours. Two days later, SpaceX won a contract with NASA worth $1.6B.
JGQB TIL In Iceland, you can hand-draw- a map on a piece of mail without an address, and it will still make it to it’s destination.