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TIL that China, even though is almost as wide as the continental United States, only shares 1 time zone due to the CP desire for unified control.

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GkM1 TIL in 1970, Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen against an conservative, ex-military Republican incumbent. Thompson shaved his head totally bald, so he could refer to the competing party, who was sporting a close-cropped crewcut, as ‘my longhaired opponent’ in speeches and interviews.
Y760v TIL that the theft of milk-crates accounts for approximately $80 million in annual losses. Despite 95% of the theft stemming from organized crime, the protecting legislation inadvertently gave law-enforcement the power to criminalize the possession of even a single crate by one individual.
D1MMV TIL a starfish does not have the capacity to plan its actions. If one arm detects an attractive odor, it becomes dominant and temporarily over-rides the other arms to initiate movement towards the prey.
6EWkY TIL about First Lady Lou Henry Hoover who was the first American woman to earn a geology degree. She spoke 5 languages fluently and is the only first lady to speak an Asian language. She established the American Women's War Relief Fund, founded the National Women’s Conference on Law Enforcement.
00K5 TIL Guillermo Del Toro left a notebook containing 4 years’ worth of ideas for Pan’s Labyrinth in the back seat of a London cab. The cab driver used a scrap of stationery from Del Toro’s hotel he found in the book to return it. Del Toro gave him a $900 reward.