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TIL Elvis Presley's granddaughter is married to the Door Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road

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v1oDB TIL a professional security tester named Jayson E. Street, was once hired to attempt to compromise the computers and networks of a bank in Beirut. He succeeded in the compromise and found several exploits, but was soon shocked to discover he had just robbed/hacked the wrong bank
JY6k TIL 3 suicide bombers prematurely exploded because the bombs were set on daylight savings time.
8xBK TIL: When Australia removed 1 cent coins in 1992 the coins were melted down and the bronze was used to make the Bronze Medals for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
wL86Y TIL of elder rights activist Maggie Kuhn who founded the activist group Gray Panthers. She advocated for intergenerational housing, opposed the Vietnam War, attempted to reduce the taboo surrounding the sexualities of older people, and believed teenagers should have more societal responsibility.
vbjx TIL Author Phillip Roth attempted to edit a Wikipedia entry for his novel ‘The Human Stain’ because the article misattributed the inspiration for one of his characters. The 'Eniglish Wikipedia Administrator’ told Roth he was not a credible source and that he needed a secondary source.