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TIL that although the the state of Arizona has been under a drought just as long as California has, Arizona will not run out of water anytime soon due to early intervention

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nwOb TIL: It has been theorised that the myth of the Cyclops came about when Greeks discovered dwarf elephant skulls and misinterpreted the trunk cavity as a single eye socket.
b9J0Z TIL about crystal radio, a radio receiver made with simple parts that needs no external power source, all it needs is a radio signal to produce sound.
R7rP9 TIL Somali Pirates at one point had an investment firm. That’s right; you could invest in the Somali Pirates, and receive a cut of their loot if their plunder was successful.
e0jwD Today I learned that Canada admitted to letting in 2,000 Ukrainian SS troopers
KO0Ya TIL about Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) who delivered a 1950 Senate floor speech ("Declaration of Conscience") against McCarthyism - while he was seated behind her. McCarthy removed her from a subcommittee and financed her (unsuccessful) primary challenger. She voted for his censure in 1954.