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TIL a solar storm like the Carrington Event in 1859 would cause devastation to world electronics if it happened today.

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DQK4J TIL the "Mother of Women's Judo" was a Jewish-American woman born in Brooklyn, New York. After being barred from competition in the states for being a woman and having to return medals she won posing as a man, she became the first woman to train with men at Kodokan- the Worldwide Judo Headquarters.
bgD7 TIL, us Canadians are so polite that we have a law that states “I’m sorry” is not an admission of guilt or liability like it is in the USA.
aOeZ TIL the Shakers, a religious sect that once numbered over six thousand, died off because one of their central tenants is celibacy.
P1Kmw TIL That Nasa delivered the first Exam in space
DkrJ TIL There is a Rock Paper Scissors tournament held in Las Vegas that pays the winner $50k.