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TIL A young, successful Liberal politician, John Napier Turner served as Canada's Prime Minister for only 79 days in 1984

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7raXP TIL of the Hathaway Effect: When actress Anne Hathaway is trending on social media, Wall Street algorithms buy Berkshire Hathaway stock, causing the price to spike.
mx97E TIL in 2014 a group of civilian 'technoarchaeologists' operating from a former McDonald's contacted an abandoned 35 year old NASA solar satellite and took control of it, before a lack of fuel pressure derailed their plan to return the space probe to its original parking space at Lagrange point L1.
REv1 TIL of internet porn pioneer Danni Ashe who, due to her success in the early days of the internet, is the only woman who was on the cover of the Wall Street Journal and Juggs magazine
KYyjQ TIL About "Right to Charge" laws to make it easier for non-homeowners, including people who live in HOA's, condos or renters, etc to set up charging stations for EV cars. Currently 10 states in the US have these laws to varying degrees.
ADrLg TIL The magnetic north pole moves around 55 kilometres (34 miles) a year. It crossed the international date line in 2017, left the Canadian Arctic and is headed to Siberia. This presents a problem for compasses in smartphones and other electronics.