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TIL Hackers attacked an epilepsy forum posting hundreds of messages embedded with flashing animated gifs triggering migraine headaches and seizures in some users.

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b6RQE Today I learned that slavery is still legal in America, as long as you commit a crime.
VNDm TIL the avant-garde band The Residents recorded an album of 40 one-minute songs, then purchased 40 one-minute advertising slots on San Francisco’s most popular Top-40 radio station and had the station play each track over the course of three days
VBnDD TIL that smaller craters on Mars are named after towns with a population of less than 10,000.
1aeeD TIL About Gourmand syndrome, a rare disorder who's sufferers become obsessed with gourmet food after suffering brain trauma.
e0jab TIL about the confederate cornerstone speech, a speech given by the Confederate Vice President at the beginning of the war, outlining the cornerstones of the Confederate government, including the ideals of racial superiority.