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TIL that in 2023, Meta almost doubled Mark Zuckerberg’s personal security to $14,000,000 while cutting 11,000 jobs. Mark Zuckerberg called this the “year of efficiency”.

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Zp0mG TIL that in 2007, two Cuban boxers, Erislandy Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux, deserted the Cuban delegation during the Pan-American Games. The Brazilian authorities arrested and deported them back to Cuba, and in 2008 and 2009 both of them successfully defected to Mexico.
e0NrJ TIL that a Taliban commander wanted with a bounty on his head gave himself up to try to collect that bounty.
8aQ1Z TIL the purple color you see on links you've "visited" in your browser is called Rebecca Purple. It was named after Eric Meyer's 6 y/o daughter who lost her battle to cancer.
Wk9mL TIL On September 15, 2009, Comedy Central re-broadcasted South Park's 'Fishsticks' episode for two straight hours following the press attention towards Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
m10eE TIL There is a community in Japan that is closely tied with the North Korean regime. They operate 60 of their own schools with portraits of the North Korean leaders in every classroom as well as banks and a university.