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[TIL]The FBI is struggling to find good hackers because of marijuana rules

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Z8p0Q Do you love jumping into a comfy bed at the end of the day? So do orangutans! In this week’s Today I Learned, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Panut Hadisiswoyo shares just how particular orangutans can be about their sleeping arrangements.
OGZ54 TIL about an ancient African tradition where a murderer was punished by an assassin running into him with a spear which had meat on it. The murderer kept his mouth open. The murder victim's family decides if the murderer is killed by the spear or fed the meat (forgiven)
yLZM TIL the ATF set up a sting operation during which they hired and then arrested a mentally retarded man, allowed armed felons to leave the store, arrested four of the wrong people, paid such high prices for guns that people sold them to the agents at a profit, and eventually got burglarized.
R4Ba TIL in 1988 a United States warship accidentally shot down an Iranian civilian airplane, killing nearly 300 passengers, after confusing it for an attacking F-14.
16WA8 TIL that Corporate profits have tripled since 1980, from 5% of the economy to 15%. However, Corporate investment, on the other hand, is historic low.