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TIL cellphones in Japan can’t turn off the shutter noise in order to protect the privacy of people.

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6NgJ TIL you can monitor the location of every large ship in the world, in real-time
5YnAB TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict.
m1ZkO TIL There is one coal powered commercial ship still operating in the US. It's a 71 year old ship used as a car and passenger ferry across Lake Michigan in summer.
b9Pop TIL most Samsung phones from the past 5 generations have sensors built-in to read your pulse and oxygen levels
gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.