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TIL that US telecom companies are legally required to provide a backdoor to law enforcement for wiretapping

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GQa1 TIL a recent survey revealed that 65% of Americans say that getting rid of their boss would make them happier than a salary increase.
yQ7yV TIL in the original story of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys do age, even in Neverland. The reason the group is always made up of children is because if they don't die by other means (which is common), Peter "thins them out." The author never clarifies whether this means they're executed or banished.
gMawD TIL sniper schools use brain games such as ‘Kim's Game’ where items on a tray are memorized for one minute, covered and recalled to train their situational awareness skills.
78b0P TIL After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Walt Disney's Studio became the only Hollywood studio taken over by the military. It was occupied for 8 months.
GYbZG TIL that Turtles are omnivores and eat lots of plants - when they do this they are also eating the plants seeds. Many seeds are spread when turtles defecate. They also can carry seeds on their shells, often covered in algae.