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TIL that there are over 3 million "geocaches" worldwide. Small containers holding trinkets and a note that players find using Geocaching Apps or GPS devices. But you must avoid uncovering them in front of the "Muggles" People who are unaware of geocaching and may disturbed the hidden cache.

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rpQ0 TIL that the Battle of the Persian Gate was an almost exact role reversal of the Battle of Thermopylae. A small group of perhaps 300 Persians held Alexander’s army at a checkpoint. After killing legions of Alexander’s men, they were ultimately surrounded and slaughtered.
OGe1e TIL that misheard words that change the meaning of a phrase or lyric are called a Mondegreen
LMRv TIL in 2011, two judges were convicted in a scheme that involved $2.6 million in kickbacks from owners of private detention centers in exchange for diverting over 4000 juvenile defendants to the private detention centers, often for minor crimes such as mocking a principal on Myspace and trespassing
nK9W TIL that Bruce Banner originally “transformed into the Hulk at sunset and reverted at sunrise.”
GARKQ TIL that the first national speed limit law of 55mph passed in 1974 in the US was not because of safety concerns, but because fast-traveling vehicles would have exacerbated the oil shortage at the time