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TIL modern digital communications systems insert a fake 'hiss' into silences so the listener knows the call hasn't dropped or the transmission stopped.

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p8j6Z TIL what DARVO means. It stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It is a common reaction for abusers and perpetrators trying to flip the script on their victims in order to avoid accountability for their actions.
8a40Z TIL LL Bean (a retailer) ended its lifetime return policy due to abuse of the program. An increasing number of people purchased products from Goodwill or Salvation Army in order to return them, to get better products or gift cards.
LjRm TIL when the Church of Scientology first moved to Clearwater, Florida their plan was to take over the entire city. They were stopped by an expose in the St. Petersburg Times.
vPEoD TIL a coin toss determined the name for Portland, Oregon. It was named after the winner’s hometown. If he lost, it would have been named Boston, Oregon, after the other guy’s hometown.
ovbR TIL Scientists are currently working on a substance that could give anybody the Spiderman ability of walking up walls and ceilings.