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TIL that people with unaided hearing loss earn on average $20,000 less per year than those who use implants or hearing aids.

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LRQP TIL A self-driving truck by Daimler has been approved to drive on Nevada’s highways. A camera can see 100 meters of markings on the road ahead, radar monitors the road up to 250 meters ahead to spot other vehicles. (A human must be behind the wheel if the automatic controls fail).
QNb1X TIL of death flights, a form of extrajudicial killing in which captives are thrown out of planes or helicopters and later reported as "missing", most notable for being used by Argentine Junta during the 1976-1983 Dirty War.
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