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TIL The actual penalty for treason in the US is death...OR a $10k fine and 5 years in prison. (!?)

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wLK4M TIL it used to be improper for women to smoke, but a single PR stunt changed all that. In 1929, women were hired to light up while marching in a parade, calling the cigarettes "Torches of Freedom." So smoking became a symbol of equal rights, and sales skyrocketed.
EgPkp TIL: Researchers are attempting to use AI to decode the language of dolphins. Their goal of eventually being able to reverse engineer a way for humans to translate their own language into dolphin speak. This would effectively facilitate interspecies communication for the very first time.
n1nb TIL that some airlines require a pilot and co-pilot to consume different meals from each other, in case one makes you sick
OVb6 TIL A Boeing 727 aircraft was stolen out of an airport in 2003. Neither the plane, nor the two men aboard were ever found.
16gp4 TIL adult diapers outsell baby diapers in Japan.