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TIL More money is put into incarceration than education

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RQE7 TIL that in the 1960’s, for fear of having their submarine communication cables cut by the Soviets, the US military sent 480,000,000 copper needles into space to secure their communications infrastructure. The needles acted as a mirror for radio waves, enabling communication between distant sites.
Wkx4A TIL Jenna Fischer revealed what she said to Michael at the airport during Steve Carell's farewell episode on The Office. "That was me talking to Steve. I told him all the ways I was going to miss him when he left our show. Those were real tears and a real goodbye. That was a really emotional scene."
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