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TIL why ink cartridge are forbidden or restricted to transport in planes

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R5Dl9 TIL - The device reconnaissance aircraft use to measure the yield of a nuclear weapon is called a "bhangmeter."
1ZBP TIL that the Native American Seminole tribe bought Hard Rock Cafe in 2006. “ We will buy back American one hamburger at a time”
wLrvP TIL that Iceberg B-15 was the world's largest recorded iceberg. It measured around 295 kilometres (183 mi) long and 37 kilometres (23 mi) wide, with a surface area of 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi)—larger than the whole island of Jamaica.
QJNRE TIL Capcom made a Street Fighter video game based on the animated movie. In other words, they made a video game based on a movie that was based on a video game.
JYQrj TIL research shows that playing a musical instrument activates all major parts of the nervous system at once, and that as you age your brain still receives benefits from the activity