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TIL: The E-6B Doomsday plane has a 5 mile long antenna

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5VBDn TIL 60% of Washington state's electricity is generated from hydroelectric power.
l7al1 TIL that in 1978, a 30 people hostage situation in Melbourne was resolved when the perpetrators mother stormed the place, hit him over the head with her handbag and told him to "stop being so stupid".
jNgeE TIL the electricity used by the clock radio on the microwave ovens and such are call Vampire Electricity and the clock radio itself is referred to as Phantom loads.
kJ507 TIL that payphones in Japan provide priority calls during disasters, allowing people to avoid heavy telephone traffic.
v1ld7 TIL the image of a black man kneeling has been an icon for black rights since the 1700's. A popular image of the abolition movement was made into jewelry worn by abolition supporters.