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TIL that since 1983 the length of the meter is defined by the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

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pLkZ TIL When the USA decommissions a nuclear submarine, the reactor compartment will end up in a special submarine graveyard. It’s an open trench meant to be visible for treaty verification by satellite.
mxYkM TIL Andy Whitfield filmed the entirety of his lead role in “Spartacus” while battling Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. His struggle was documented in an Oscar-nominated documentary called “Be Here Now,” which served raise awareness for people suffering from leukemia and lymphoma.
ADyLn TIL about Carl Tanzler, a radiology technologist at the Marine-Hospital Service in Key West, Florida. He developed an obsession for a young Cuban-American tuberculosis patient. In 1933, almost 2 yrs after her death, Tanzler removed her body from its tomb, & lived w the corpse for 7 yrs.
ye7p TIL Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, earned his spot with the group over the flip of a coin.
9o8p TIL abolitionist Harriet Tubman was known to hold a gun to slave’s heads if they tried to escape during one of her rescues. When asked if she’d ever shoot a slave, Tubman responded, “"Yes, if he was weak enough to give out…”