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TIL Facebook applied for a patent for a technology built to spy on users' reactions of content through their webcams/smartphone cameras and microphones without their knowledge

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RYD8 TIL In a case between two African-Americans, a New York jury found use of the N-word at the workplace creates a racially hostile environment. No excuses or exceptions.
wM1W TIL the Homer Simpson quote, “Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is never try” was added to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations in August 2007.
EgpaP TIL that you probably won't die from eating a whole jar of black olives
Y77a7 TIL About "Judas goats", which are trained to associate with herds and gain their trust so that other animals follow them - to a slaughter. The Judas goat is rewarded by not being killed, and used to lead other herds to the same fate.
OG4g1 TIL Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian woman, disguised herself as a man to join the Union Army during the American Civil War. She served as a spy, stealing strategic plans from a Virginia fort and burning documents before escaping. Her bravery and cunning made her a legendary figure of the war.