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TIL the United States is just one of the only nations which can experience complete government shutdowns. Most other governments have failsafes in position that either activate stopgap financing or trigger an election if a budget plan is not passed.

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OGo9L TIL: As you get older, you need to drink more water. Over time, the thirst signals in the brain become less active and our body water composition declines. Research also suggests that people who drink more water consistently consume fewer calories on a daily basis.
ZpPmR TIL that if you step on a scale at the North Pole and you weigh 200 pounds, you would weigh 198 pounds in northern Brazil at the equator due to the spin of the Earth
7rvBL TIL about Veronica Seider who possessed a visual acuity 20 times better than average. She could identify people at a distance of more than a mile (1.6 km).
6A0l TIL that the term “debugging” actually originated, and was popularized by Grace Hopper when her associates discovered and removed an actual moth that was stuck inside a relay of the Harvard Mark II, impeding its performance.
J1X8 TIL That the term “Third World Country” does not mean poor, it refers to a country which was not aligned with either America/First World or Soviet/Second World during the Cold War.