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TIL a child porn sting found 5,200 Pentagon employees suspected of accessing kiddie porn. Only a handful were prosecuted.

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a8O4N TIL of Helias Doundoulakis, the man who patented the suspension system for the Arecibo telescope, was a spy for the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WW2.
yQdoJ TIL we treat our future selves like another person. When we are asked to think about ourselves, certain parts of our brain light up. When we are asked to think about our future selves, different areas of our brain light up, The same areas we use to think about other people.
xERD TIL There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
x6jdg TIL DHL got its yellow and red branding from a sponsorship deal with Formula 1 team Jordan Grand Prix
BdRK TIL the first McDonald drive-thru was opened near a military base to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.