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TIL: There is a shortwave radio station in Russia called UVB-76 that constantly emits a buzzing noise but recently sent out a message saying “Command 135 Initiated”

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KO6QQ TIL that 0.7 percent of the world’s population is estimated to be drunk at any given time (roughly 52 million people)
oRNl8 TIL of the Soka Hoax. A group is given a nonsensical academic paper to judge. All but one in the group are hired to give mostly glowing reviews, persuading the unwitting participant to also give a glow review despite disagreeing. One shill gives a negative review, which everyone also condemns.
nWj7P TIL farmers collected the bones from major battlefields like the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Austerlitz to crush them and re-fertilize their depleted farm soil.
olao TIL the word “McJob” was added to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2003, defined as “a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement”.
ealJ TIL The man responsible for introducing tobacco to Europe was imprissoned by the Spanish Inquisition because “only Devil could give a man the power to exhale smoke from his mouth.”