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TIL that in 1999, a group of hackers discovered that they could enter any Hotmail account by simply entering “eh” as a password. It was fixed by Microsoft within two hours.

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jNBMQ TIL the inventor of the Erector Set also released an "Atomic Energy Laboratory" that included real uranium ore. One suggested activity was to play "hide and seek with the gamma ray source" by using the included Geiger counter to find a radioactive sample hidden in a room.
5Yv48 TIL that James Brown starred in a video explaining the use of the Blower Door Test; a test used to evaluate the airtightness of a building
JYlkk TIL of Paddy the Wanderer, a beloved stray Airedale Terrier from Wellington, New Zealand who befriended workers, cabbies, and seamen; sometimes stowing away on visiting ships (said to have crossed Tasman Sea many times).
Egdp7 TIL: there was a special edition Playstation 2 made for Need For Speed in the form of a car. You even had to use car keys in order to turn on the console! The game DVD's go in the car hood.
dBd TIL a 23-year-old man was put by the DEA into a windowless room without food, water, or a toilet for 5 days because they “forgot” about him