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TIL the US National Guard will air drop hay bales to stranded livestock that the farmers can’t get to.

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xVEPo TIL if microwaves had clear glass windows you would be exposed to the harmful microwaves they emit. The metal mesh screen over the windows have large enough holes for our eyes to see inside, but small enough to block the harmful microwaves that would otherwise be emitted.
nYO9 TIL the world’s fastest camera records at 4.4trillion frames per second at a resolution of 450x450 and is capable of recording individual photons.
6m1Z TIL that the same guy who painted “A Friend in Need” (aka “Dogs Playing Poker”) also invented the carnival cutouts (where you stick your face in for a picture).
pYmaZ TIL that the average length of a Ramones show at CBGBs in 1974 was 17 minutes (based on 74 performances)
mxQxo TIL that 9/11 is the anniversary of the 1973 coup d'état in Chile led by General Pinochet, who executed thousands and interned and tortured tens of thousands for 17 years. While the U.S. may not have directly backed the coup, it appeared to condone it and worked with Pinochet afterwards.