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TIL that a program such as PRISM will probably never actually detect terrorists because of “Bonferroni’s Principle”

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xVxRB TIL car trunks got emergency release handles because a middle aged woman and her husband escaped being kidnapped and fought for it until it became a requirement
N780Q TIL That the commonly played version of the famous Eiffel 65 song "Blue(Da Ba Dee)" is actually one of three versions created, and is known as the "DJ Ponte Ice Pop Mix". Two other versions created at the same time, the "Dub Mix" and "Glamour Jump Cut" exist, but rarely see airplay or recognition.
neX1B TIL of Castle Bravo, the largest bomb detonated by the USA. It was roughly 1000 times more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and had a fireball 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in diameter 1 second after the detonation.
WkwxY TIL about "Denny," a "hybrid human" girl who was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan. She lived approximately 90,000 years ago, and represents the first time an ancient individual was discovered whose parents belonged to two distinct species of humans.
ADPDg TIL...Alexander the Great likely used linen armor called Linothorax, not bronze. The armor, made of many layers of linen glued together, is stronger, lighter and cooler than bronze and could have contributed to Alexander's success.