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TIL that news channels owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group are required to do 'must-run' segments. Which is a centralized system of mandating news stories, reports or segments at all 193 (soon 233) stations that SBG owns

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yQaKe TIL Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world sitting on 162 hectares or 402 acres. The artistic legacy of Angkor Wat led to France adopting Cambodia as a protectorate in 1863.
PYBAL TIL Every year, an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies because once symptoms appear, there is little-to-no hope for the infected individual, as there are NO treatment options. This makes it one of the deadliest viruses.
v1E8D TIL in 2010, The U.S. Air Force made the fastest computer in the US Defense Department with 1,760 PlayStation 3's
X0JAD TIL that until 1773, Harvard University graduates were ranked not by academic merit but according to their birth status or rank of their parents.
p8J44 TIL dogs can breathe in and out simultaneously, allowing for uninterrupted smelling.