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TIL the FBI has undercover Cessna that have tech to mimic a nearby cell tower and force everyone’s phone in the area to connect to it, allowing them to listen to calls, see texts and all data .

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xVZrb TIL, there is a tiny island in Japan overflowing with friendly bunnies
LQy0d TIL Even today, we still hear the echo of the big bang
pYExA Today I learned that everything I'd heard or read about the Mid-Atlantic/Transatlantic accent (old accent from old films) was wrong. It had nothing to do with "broad appeal" to Brits and Americans, and it wasn't a standardized taught accent
mxMZP TIL that the Constitutional Apportionment Amendment, which was the first article of what would eventually become the Bill of Rights, had a matematical error in it that would have made it impossible to enforce. Despite the error, the amendment came a state away from passing on two separate occasions.
16goO TIL that Lincoln Cathedral in England was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549, when its spire collapsed. Its original height was not surpassed until 1890.