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TIL that lawyers and attorneys are different; lawyers study law whereas attorneys practice it.

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dDMP9 Today I Learned ISPs are required to respond to your complaints through the FCC. ISPs have a lot of shady business practices. In my case they raised the rates from $60 to $240. I was never informed this would happen, and I did not receive a notice that it was going to happen. I just received a bill.
KOlnJ TIL that Prince Charles has been heir to the British throne for 67 years, making him the oldest and longest-serving heir in British history.
OoRE7 TIL of "interpersonal synchronization" - the feeling of when you "click" with someone. Studies show people's brain waves sync in wavelengths called the alpha–mu band, or what scientists call brain-to-brain coupling, and mirror each other neurologically in terms of what they are focusing on.
N7xo8 TIL the pilot episode for Gilligan's Island was first aired in 1992, about 25 years after the three-year series' final episode. No series finale was ever filmed.
EgngW TIL in 1982 the submarine HMS Conqueror stole a passive sonar array being towed behind a Soviet ship, using mechanical pincers mounted on the sub's bow to cut the cable and make it look like it had gotten snagged on terrain. She wasn't detected, despite being just feet away from the ship.