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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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Bg8wr TIL countries such as Brazil, Chile, China, Japan and South Korea use different types of tally marks to ours (US, UK, Australia, etc).
K9X9 TIL The NHL designed a puck with IR sensors in it to track it - that’s how they made it glow in the 90’s
69WJ TIL a man beat his wife to death with a Bible after an end of the world prediction failed to come true in 2004. And thousands of people believe that the world will end today, Sunday October 21st, 2012.
7rAdP TIL that killer whales are among the few non-primates to go through menopause, a possible reason being that they need to take care of their "families" after they are older.
OGQde TIL the United States FDA once briefly demanded that Cheerios apply for approval to be sold as a drug, due to its marketing claims of cholesterol health