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TIL that there is a unit of time called the Planck. It is 1.35 x 10^-43 seconds in length. There are more of them in one second than in all the seconds in time since the Big Bang.

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MQX0 TIL the US signed a treaty in 1977 banning the use of weather modification techniques for warfare.
neXN9 TIL that despite ancient Roman bridges being the first large and lasting bridges ever built, many are still used despite being around 2,000 years old.
5YZXQ TIL that there are actually fireflies all along the west coast of the U.S.; they just prefer to be active during the day.
woxgo TIL Willie Nelson has faced multiple arrests for marijuana possession. Notably, in 2010, after six ounces were found on his tour bus, a Texas prosecutor joked Nelson should pay a $100 fine and sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” in court. The judge denied the performance but upheld the fine.
VB4pZ TIL that James G. Watt, the Secretary of State under Reagan, banned acts like the Beach Boys from performing in the National Mall, as he believed that their music encouraged drug use.