Came across this on Reddit today and thought it was incredibly interesting.
The link they've linked off to doesn't appear to be working (presumably down to traffic volume).
The Reddit discussion is here - http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1baw7v/til_a_software_company_buried_a_1000_prize_deep/.
The Original link is here - http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/06/12/it-pays-to-read-license-agreements-7-years-later/