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TIL nuclear submarines create breathable air by using an electric current to split the hydrogen and oxygen molecules of ocean water. This allows them to stay submerged for months at a time.

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l7JPA TIL that the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner" was filmed in Portmeirion, Wales. The village was mostly built in the early 20th century in the architectural style of the Italian Riviera.
0d5OR TIL of the bliss point; a point where, in processed foods, the levels of salt, sugar, and fat cause people to feel the food is "just right." Bliss point foods commonly produce cravings, and can bypass the body's satiety signals and lead to overeating
drBj TIL there was an “anti-flirt club” in the 1920’s that protested “flirting motorists,” i.e. “men offering women rides with more than the intention of saving them a walk.”
dDZbE TIL after Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, they discovered Taino people roasting meat over a grill, allowing the flames and smoke to envelop the meat for a certain flavor. Called "barabicu" by the Taino, the technique spread to Europe and the colonies, and is now known as Barbecue.
KO4N6 TIL people with epilepsy were forbidden to marry in 17 states, until 1956. The last state to repeal these laws happened in 1980.