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TIL that members of congress can sign the corner of an envelope and mail it without a stamp using USPS

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mnWE TIL that CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta saved a Marine’s life after he was shot in the head during the opening days of the invasion of Iraq. Without proper tools, Gupta performed the brain surgery with a Black and Decker handheld drill. The Marine lived.
6Edl TIL the White House has a Flickr account and they post behind the scenes photos all the time
PYGbZ Researchers find that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic fall on 11 protected areas in the US annually, equivalent to over 120 million plastic water bottles.
bvA4 TIL that the first sensory deprivation tank was created in 1954. Since then people have experienced hallucinations, out of body experiences and even parallel universes while in these chambers.
R5544 TIL that the first Olympic PED violation was pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, who drank two beers to "calm his nerves"