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TIL that iPhones bought in Japan (and seemingly also South Korea) cannot be muted when using the camera, to avoid creeps taking covert photos and similar

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GApO5 TIL The bald eagle’s role as a national symbol is linked to its 1782 landing on the Great Seal of the US. Charles Thomson chose the best elements of the various designs. Thomson recommended that the small, white eagle used in William Barton’s design be replaced with an American bald eagle.
5YWLR TIL that RMS Olympic offered to take on survivors of RMS Titanic, however the captain of Carpathia refused, claiming that the survivors would be traumatised if they were asked to board Titanic’s identical twin
Ypne7 TIL Patrick Stewart is a major fan of Beavis and Butthead, to the point of collecting merchandise and calling it an addiction
YbAW TIL Millennium Challenge was a major war game exercise conducted by the US military in 2002. The combatants were the US, referred to as “Blue”, and an unknown adversary know as “Red”. After Red’s commander defeated Blue Team using asymmetric warfare, the game was reset and rigged so Blue would win.
N76D6 TIL in 2001 Disney closed one of its waterparks called River COuntry, but instead of tearing it down, Disney chose to leave it there to rot away, abandoned.