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TIL that Google™ Translate can be used as a proxy. It can access blocked websites at work/school

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5VBj8 TIL Ronald Reagan's post presidency office was in Fox Plaza, where Die Hard was filmed.
dLQ8 TIL there is a actually Japanese term for that intangible sadness we all feel because of our awareness of life itself: “mono no aware”
EgEnX TIL Arlington estate, where the national cemetery is located, was once owned by George Washington's step son, who built a house in the property to serve as a memorial for his step father. His daughter Married Robert E. Lee. In 1955 Congress voted to rename the House "The Robert E. Lee Memorial"
mGex TIL that some Canadian police departments give out “positive tickets” to thank people for doing something good.
bQ1j TIL the deepest hole ever dug was only .002% of the way to the center of the earth