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TIL why geese often seem fearless and aggressive towards humans. It's not just random meanness – they lose their natural wariness due to habituation (getting used to us) and fiercely defend their territory, especially when nesting

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R7k6j TIL that the man who originally came up with password practices (changing every 90 days, using caps/special characters) recanted most of his advice in 2017
pYv88 TIL Charlie Parker attempted suicide in 1954. The death of his two-year-old daughter, the cumulative effects of his excesses with drugs and alcohol in his health and his crumbling career were contributing factors for his breakdown.
poxN TIL in 1997 the founder and chief editor of Vegetarian Times magazine, Paul Obis, shocked readers by suddenly resigning saying “Twenty two years of tofu is a lot of time” and “I want to go to Wrigley Field and have a hot dog”.
WK7Y TIL there is a “zip bomb” called 42.zip that is only 42 kilobytes when zipped, but is 4.5 Petabytes uncompressed.
pYZVQ TIL that the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was actually one of a series of treaties known as the Peace of Paris, which included two treaties signed in Versailles with France and Spain.