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TIL that a radio station in Cincinatti was the first to broadcast at 500-kilowatts - a signal so powerful, some could hear the station from the metal in their mattresses and box springs.

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OGxZ1 TIL a man was killed by a beaver while trying to photograph it. The man spotted the beaver while fishing with friends, approached it, and the beaver bit the man on the thigh, which severed an artery. Tragically the man's friends were unable to stanch the blood loss.
KOpYG TIL Roger Moore was older than Sean Connery and was 45 years old when he first took over as a "younger" James Bond.
KONM4 TIL about Wreckhouse Wind Warnings, which are only issued for one specific area of Newfoundland and Labrador.
kODQB TIL Los Angeles is the first major city in the world to synchronize all its traffic lights. Nearly 4,400 lights across 469 miles receive real-time updates about traffic flow to make second-by-second adjustments. The system limits congestion by up to 16% while also dramatically reducing idling time.
ewBn TIL instead of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien intended to write “A New Hobbit” about a Bilbo who had spent all his riches from The Hobbit and wanted to go on another adventure. Then Tolkien remembered the powers of the ring in the first book and decided to write about that instead.