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TIL that when you have logged in to facebook with a computer they can track almost everything you do on the internet as long as they are open in a tab. They can also take in data of websites that you used while it was down

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YK8v TIL that James Blunt sings the first line “My life is brilliant” of You’re Beautiful twice in the beginning of the song because he mistimed it. It was left in the final recordings.
xVNM5 TIL popularity of a June wedding in European tradition is because bathing was much less frequent in middle ages since it was thought to increase chance of disease so most bathed once a year and usually in late spring. So, made sense to marry in June when people would smell better for their weddings
x67bk TIL That a "census-designated place" called "Rough and Ready" (named after Zachary Taylor) in Nevada County, California declared secession from the United States in 1850 (During the California Gold Rush) to avoid mining taxes. It voted to rejoin the union 3 months later on July 4th.
W7Nbo TIL that the archangel Gabriel is patron saint of stamp collectors, radio broadcasters, telecommunication workers, and postal workers.
4JZ6 TIL that condition named face blindness leaves sufferers unable to recognize faces of people they already know and Brad Pitt said he suffers from it.