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TIL that there is a phenomena called phantom vibration syndrome. It is the perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating/ringing even when it is not.

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NRW1 TIL the feelings of anxiety and distress created by not having your phone is called Nomophobia.
E1yrp TIL that the USS Indianapolis was sunk 4 days after delivering the enriched uranium for "Little Boy", the first nuclear weapon used in combat. In addition to being the largest ever loss of life for the US Navy at sea, the sinking resulted in the most shark attacks on humans in history.
l78yN TIL That Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were the first Americans to be tired and executed for stealing nuclear documents from the US Government during peacetime.
wxEY TIL Thomas Jefferson is accredited as the creator of the swivel chair, the first of which he created and used to write much of the Declaration of Independence.
90p TIL there are only 2 Nascar drivers to graduate from college