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TIL the F-117A’s faceted shape resulted from the limitations of the 1970s-era computer technology

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oJLR TIL Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent [source: my toilet paper, then verified via Google]
oE9o TIL researchers have developed a portable HIV test which can test a single drop of blood via a USB drive plugged into a laptop. Its accuracy approaches that of traditional tests, and it could be used in remote areas as well as allowing people to monitor their condition at home.
loAMK TIL the inventor of the floating bullcock and the U-bend plumbing trap, both of which enhanced early flushing toilets, was named Thomas Crapper. His surname is not responsible for the term Crap referring to feces, despite his history of toilet innovation.
yJrM TIL when Louis the XIV of France was shown a new map of his country, which had been freshly surveyed by astronomers using more accurate methods, he saw that France had shrunk by 20 percent. He is said to have exclaimed, “I have just lost more territory to my astronomers than to all my enemies!”
6pkW TIL 9/11 responders are dying from inhalation of ground zero waste, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not let the Zadroga Act pass.