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The lime that I picked at the right time vs. the lime that was hiding from being picked
r/mildlyinteresting

Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.


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The lime that I picked at the right time vs. the lime that was hiding from being picked
r/mildlyinteresting - The lime that I picked at the right time vs. the lime that was hiding from being picked



TIL GPS, despite being free for global use, costs around $2 million a day to operate and maintain. This budget covers satellite launches and system upkeep, funded through American tax revenue.

TIL in 2005, Sony sold music CDs that installed hidden software without notifying users (a rootkit). When this was made public, Sony released an uninstaller, but forced customers to provide an email to be used for marketing purposes. The uninstaller itself exposed users to arbitrary code execution.


TIL that in 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) decided to allow the first limited black bear hunt in the state since the 1990s. However, the hunt was ended abruptly when hunters killed 295 bears out of the 320-bear limit in just 2 days.


TIL a US law firm set up honeypots on torrent-sharing site The Pirate Bay and then sued those who downloaded them. The matter reached the FBI and The Pirate Bay collaborated with the feds resulting in the crooked lawyers getting jail time.


Man who raped and killed 3-year-old girl before letting victim's dad take blame found dead in prison


TIL that the famous "We Can Do It!" poster was barely known during WWII. It was displayed for two weeks as part of a series of posters to boost worker morale in one company's factories. It remained virtually unknown until the 1980s when it was rediscovered in an article about the National Archives.

LPT: If you don't have Google Maps Timeline enabled, do it now. It may save you in the future.
r/LifeProTips

Tips that improve your life in one way or another.


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LPT: If you don't have Google Maps Timeline enabled, do it now. It may save you in the future.

About 4 years ago, I rented a car for a work trip. I only used the car for about 3 hours. I left the aiport with it, went and did a quick job, came back to the airport and dropped it off. The drop off was after hours, so I took a picture of my mileage and dropped the keys in the dropbox. I had done this about a hundred times for work. Fast forward to about 3 weeks later, I got a bill for a 2 week rental, over $2k charged. I guess some scummy employee decided to take a joyride for a couple weeks and thought they'd get away with it, I don't know.. Well after weeks of emails fighting this, I think what finally got them to back off were screenshots of my google maps timeline, showing exactly where I went, at what times, and how long I spent in the city.

Present day- 3 months ago we took my infant daughter to the hospital. She was then transported to another hospital in an ambulance. I am now getting a $4000 ambulance bill, among other absurd bills. There are several things about this situation that make my blood boil, but one thing that I know I can fight is the mileage charge. The mileage charge was recorded as 45 miles, at $40/mile. I looked back at my Google Timeline, and we only traveled 35 miles that night. That should save me $400.

Tldr- Google Maps timeline basically gives you an alibi when scummy corporations try to get away with fraud because they think you won't be able to fight it.

Edit: for those who just want to come here to insult America, my total effective tax rate for last year was only 10.3%, so I guess it all evens out in the end.




Someone out there holds the world record for carrying the most groceries to their vehicle on one trip without shopping bags, but they don't know they hold the record
r/Showerthoughts

A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the familiar.


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Someone out there holds the world record for carrying the most groceries to their vehicle on one trip without shopping bags, but they don't know they hold the record




TIL Helium was detected on the sun before it was detected on Earth. That's why it was named for Helios, the Greek god of the sun.
r/todayilearned

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.


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Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in '93.
r/Damnthatsinteresting

For the most interesting things on the internet


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Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in '93.
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…
  • r/Damnthatsinteresting - Ronald Reagans costly 1984 (SDI) or Star Wars program. The program was intended to protect the US from Nuclear missiles/ICBM using lasers, particle beams ,and space-based missile systems which would render Nukes obsolete. Over 60 billion dollars was spent, before ending in…