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TIL, OSINT - Gathering Intel from Public Sources, from usernames, emails, phone numbers, the same method CIA and FBI use to track people down.

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oB9PR TIL that the Dixie Chicks are still de facto "banned" from country music radio due to criticizing President Bush back in 2003. Their music is never played on many country stations.
M70aW TIL in 1780, in an event known as Dark Day, New England was cast into blackness as a result of Ontario wildfires mixed with unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Such was the lack of light, candles were needed in the day to provide illumination. Parts of New Hampshire were covered in ash 6" deep.
gMWQ4 TIL that some people pronounce the “s” sound by putting there tongue to their top teeth, and others make it by putting their tongue to their bottom teeth. They are know as “tippers” and “dippers” respectively.
Meg40 TIL a scientist stationed in Antarctica managed to score a date through Tinder with a girl camping just 45 minutes away.
XKrE TIL that before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, prostitutes enrolled in free English classes to improve their hosting skills and ability to make more money off their customers