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TIL that starting in 2017 the U.S. Navy began using Xbox 360 video game controllers to operate periscopes on some of its newer, most advanced submarines.

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by9 TIL that Ganguro is a style used to rebel against the ‘traditional beauty’ of pale skin with dark hair, rather then an imitation of Western culture.
NbZ8 TIL: that the “women make 77c on a man’s dollar” stat is obtained by averaging out a random group of men versus a random group of women. When adjusted for age, same career and same experience, women earn about 98c on a man’s dollar.
a8DR9 TIL there are small suction cups on the rim of ice cream cones, which hold the ice cream in place so it doesn't fall out of the cone.
kOLpB TIL that the United States $100,000 bill is the highest value banknote ever produced by the United States. It was never Legal Tender and was only used in transactions between banks.
yQgAl TIL through magnetic imaging resonance you can determine the intentions of another person before they make an action. Real world Minority Report