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TIL that it takes your GPS receiver up to 12 minutes to adjust the time correctly. The GPS time is presently 18 seconds ahead of UTC because they started timekeeping in 1980 and can't factor in leap seconds.

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XEe6r TIL that peeling scotch tape in a vacuum produces radiation powerful enough to xray the human body
Br4oD TIL of angel gowns. Wedding dresses are donated to charities and people sew them into infant sized dresses for deceased infants that died in NICU. Grieving families can take pictures or baptize their babies prior to laying them to rest. These are made through no cost of the family.
e0gLg TIL that on cold winter nights, Black-Capped Chickadees can reduce their body temperature by as much as 10 to 12 °C.
b96y9 TIL The Trip (1967 movie) by Roger Corman is a movie about LSD, the director took doses to make it. Jack Nicholson who wrote the screenplay was taking it at this time along with two actors in the movie were famous for tripping: Dennis Hooper and Peter Fonda.
Vkam TIL Terry Pratchett’s family motto is Noli Timere Messorem (Don’t fear the Reaper)