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TIL that several people have successfully used the “Matrix defense” in court, claiming that they are part of a computer simulation, and a conspiracy against them caused them to commit their crimes.

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OGV1R TIL Fritz Haber invented Haber-process to produce ammonia by using nitrogen from the air, but also invented poison gas in World War I that led his wife to suicide...
R7jB1 TIL John Frusciante’s primary source of inspiration while writing Stadium Arcadium was Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers). He listened to the album nearly every day while writing.
rRaKy TIL that the actor who voiced Charlie Brown is in prison.
XJQ6 TIL you can build virtual Lego with a chrome app. Best day ever? Or worst productivity hit ever. Both.
5egP TIL that the great-grandfather of Russian author Alexander Pushkin, was black. An African slave bought for Peter the Great, he became a major-general, military engineer, governor of Reval and a nobleman