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TIL. you can donate to the federal government specifically to reduce the US gov debt.

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Y6JW TIL that in Singapore, it is illegal for carriers to lock mobile phones to their network because they aren’t allowed to restrict competition. Carriers found to breach this could have their licenses suspended or revoked.
ylB8 TIL In may 2010, a pizza was sold for 10,000 BTC (bitcoin). Converted to today’s value of USD, this pizza was sold for $4,788,300.
5RjB TIL that pilots and flight crews are federally classified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “radiation workers” and receive higher doses of radiation than all other US radiation-exposed workers.
OGVeL TIL that food needs to be cooked for over two hours to burn off most of the alcohol. In sauces, which are cooked for a short time, about forty percent of the alcohol still remains.
Jm41 TIL that there’s a mountain in Australia called Mt. Disappointment. It was named such because the explorers who first reached its summit found the view to be sub par and wanted to reflect their feelings in the name they chose for the mountain.