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TIL Hewlett-Packard shipped USB keys to customers which contained malware that could allow an attacker to take over their system

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ZpvVD TIL that the oldest intact shipwreck ever found is a Greek trading vessel from 400 BC, discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea.
oBPPA TIL an astronomer was frightened by the jumping spiders on her ceiling, but after she discovered that they were capable of seeing the moon, she said “They can see the moon just like me! I can't kill them now that I know that.”
a8Jjy TIL that Irishwoman Christian Davies was the first woman to be admitted to the British Army retirement home Royal Hospital Chelsea in 1717, after serving in the British Army from 1693 to 1706 while disguised as a man
NX0Bb TIL Stereotypes are usually (not always… usually) true, and stereotyping is a necessary part of human survival in assessing both safe and unsafe situations and surroundings. It’s a natural process of the human brain. See link for more info.
LQpMQ TIL the reason that Tokyo doesn’t have any public bins is because of the Tokyo subway sarin attack