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TIL that the FCC requires that every user be warned to never carry or use a cell phone closer than 15mm (5/8 inch) to the body or risk being exposed to radio frequency levels that exceed safe limits of nonionizing radiation.

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pWEO TIL Stone Temple Pilots formed when singer Scott Weiland and guitarist Rob DiLeo met at a concert. They began discussing their girlfriends and eventually realized they were both dating the same girl. Instead of letting this come between them, they both dumped the girl, bonded over it and formed STP.
D14lj TIL in 1846, Henry David Thoreau refused to pay his taxes because he objected the Mexican-American War and slavery. He spent the night in jail for his actions. This popularized the concept of Civil Disobedience, peacefully protesting a law, which later influenced Gandhi, MLK, and Leo Tolstoy.
xNxg TIL each episode of South Park is written and produced on a one-week deadline. This allows them to respond more quickly to specific current events than other satiric animated shows.
KOEo9 TIL that Kevin Smith actually worked at the convenience store in Clerks. He worked all day, and they filmed all night (thus the closed shutters) for 21 straight days. He slept one hour a day during filming. The whole production cost $27k, funded by maxing out credit cards and selling his comic books
gbJD TIL: When Edward I, King of England annexed Wales in 1277 AD, he promised them his son, and heir to the throne, would be Welsh. This is why the heir apparent in the UK is always titled “Prince of Wales” before taking the throne.