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TIL that atomic clocks in GPS satellites keep the slightly faster passage of time in space synchronized with clocks on Earth

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J1lRk TIL that Lithuanian book smugglers smuggled Lithuanian-language books printed in the Latin alphabet into Lithuania, defying the Russian Empire's 1864 ban on such literature. The Russians were trying to "russify" Lithuanians by forcing them to use the Cyrillic alphabet, and finally gave up in 1904.
R5na8 TIL Detroit-style deep dish pizza was created when Gus Guerra tried baking pizzas in spare car parts.
ep5L6 TIL in about 50% of the cases studied, Coca-Cola alone was found to be effective at removing a type of bowel obstruction called phytobezoars (which consist of indigestible plant fibers). And when treatment with Coca-Cola is combined with additional endoscopic methods, the success rate approaches 90%
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