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TIL that the GPS technology is owned and operated by the United States government

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a8EYb TIL that a genetic mutation made the Arabian Peninsula population lactose tolerent and able to survive on camel milk and live in arid climate. This was a factor in early Muslims' victories over the Persian and Roman empires as Arab fighters could launch raids before retreating deep into the desert
Wkl6B TIL that there were two versions of the horror movie Dracula (1931) filmed at the same time. An English version (the Bela Lugosi classic) was filmed during the day and at night, a different set of actors filmed a Spanish version using the exact the same sets.
4ax6 TIL PG&E diverted funds for gas line improvements to executive pay and bonuses. Shortly thereafter a section that would’ve been replaced blew up destroying 38 houses and killing 8 people.
mxgdo TIL that since the beginning of time no two deck of cards have been in the same order after randomly shuffling them.
l7B5r TIL about Ken Fritz, an audiophile that spent close to 30 years developing in his home what he and others consider the worlds greatest stereo sound system and listening room that boasts 35,000 watts, nine-foot-tall speakers, and a 1,500-pound turntable.