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GA9WJ TIL that there was an unrecognized proposed state in colonial America called the State of Franklin in what is now eastern Tennessee founded with the intent to be the 14th state.
LQOkr TIL weather apps are notorious for their data collection practices. AccuWeather, for example, has been caught sending location data without permission, even with location sharing off. It also collects information from sensors on your device, which includes gyroscopes, accelerometers, and altimeters.
KOoD4 TIL that the last time the USA officially declared war was in 1941 against Germany, and every "War" after that including Vietnam was never officially declared.
VyA4 TIL It was “Flavor Aid,” not “Kool-Aid” that poisoned the suicidal members of the Jonestown Massacre, an incident which gave us the phrase “don’t drink the Kool-Aid.”
J1dx8 TIL that since 1949 all Treasurers of the United States, whose signature is on all dollar bills (along with the Treasury Secretary’s), have been women