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TIL Take This Lollipop is an interactive film which accesses viewer’s Facebook profile and locates the viewer’s home from data in profile. It depicts the dangers in posting too much personal info on the Internet. Information gathered is then deleted which makes the film different for each viewer.

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xVbm7 TIL The Co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, bought a 28,100 acres of land in the U.S. for $23 million. His long term plan is to retire to the region. And his short term plan - to stop the logging operations and preserve the country.
YplxP TIL the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Boothe was given the nickname "Lincoln's Avenger"
eMv6 TIL that the only Japanese passenger on the RMS Titanic‍ ‘​s disastrous maiden voyage survived the ship’s sinking, but found himself condemned and ostracised by the Japanese public, press and government for his decision to save himself rather than go down with the ship.
e06Kb TIL the phrase "souped up" predated automobiles and was actually a reference to injecting horses with steroids to improve their performance.
AEv4 TIL that Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire and CEO of Facebook, puts tape over his webcam. FBI director James Comey also tapes over his webcam and the American digital rights group EFF sells webcam stickers.