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TIL that Harvard University said it can't afford journal publishers' prices and wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls

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W7XbX TIL that on warning of a likely missile launch against the USA, the Pentagon and Strategic Command war rooms, have one minute to brief the president, who then has roughly only six minutes to decide whether and how to respond.
Zp0np TIL Nigeria is projected to have almost 800 million people by the year 2100
Myw0 Til the army has been testing autonomous sniper drones since 2007, specializing in urban assault
rRJw1 TIL the FTC allows manufacturers to place the recycling logo on packaging even if the item is not recyclable.
am89 TIL Argentina sent a pregnant woman to Antarctica, had her give birth there, and used the baby to reinforce its territorial claims