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TIL the facebook android app can record sound & video from your phone, at any time, without your consent

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l7eDG TIL Garlic Bread was popularized as a replacement for Bruschetta since ingredients from Italy like olive oil and certain types of breads were not as available in the USA. Instead French breads like baguettes and butter were used as cheaper substitutes.
oBWEY TIL ancient Roman Philosopher Seneca chose to adopt a vegetarian diet "to challenge the decadence of his time". Seneca eventually abandoned vegetarianism, because he did not want to be associated with a particular political faction that had adopted it's practice.
4X6aw That’s because it’s real. What you’re looking at is the General Electric Propulsion Test Platform, a specially modified Boeing 747-400 used to try out new jet engines. In this case, it’s testing out the huge new GE9X meant to power the next generation of Boeing 777.
vK1x TIL: The USA imports more crude oil from Canada than it does from the Middle East!
kJeLg TIL that there is a condition called “bamboo spine” that is a severe arthritic complication in which the vertebrae are literally fused with one another