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TIL in 1985 the Supreme Court ruled that Long Island is not an Island, but a Peninsula!

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XElbQ TIL In May 1953, scientists in the British Ministry of Defence tested the nerve-gas sarin on the 20-year-old Ronald Maddison, who had unwittingly volunteered for the experiment thinking it would involve some very minor tests.
aw5a0 TIL North Korea adopted color television broadcasts (1974) 6 years before South Korea (1980) despite the latter already producing color TV sets for export.
VM00p TIL of the "Tetris Effect" which occurs when people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams.
Wy8A TIL the “Waffle House Index” is informally used by FEMA to determine storm impact and required disaster assistance. It’s based on the Waffle House restaurant chain’s reputation for staying open during extreme weather and reopening quickly after severe events like tornados or hurricanes.
b694 TIL that, as a way to reinvent himself upon enrolling at Northwestern University, Stephen Colbert began pronouncing his last name with a silent t.