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TIL the timezone on the International Space Station is GMT+0

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YpAXd TIL there is a 1,700 year old Ethiopian counterpart of the Rosetta Stone called the Ezana Stone. The inscription commemorates Ethiopian military victories and their conversion to Christianity in their native language Ge’ez, as well as ancient Greek and South Arabian Sabaen.
8wA4 TIL the day before 9/11, current secretary of defense announced that the pentagon could not account for $2.3 trillion dollars
XJgr TIL a coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy
e0J1k TIL about Auto-brewery Syndrome, caused when ethanol is produced through endogenous fermentation in the gastrointestinal system. Patients can present many of the signs of alcohol intoxication and have sometimes been accused of DWI without having consumed any alcohol.
ADWKw TIL In a rip current, death by drowning occurs when a person has limited water skills and panics, or when a swimmer persists in trying to swim to shore against a strong rip current, thus eventually becoming exhausted and unable to stay afloat. Usually swimmers can exit by swimming at a right angle