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TIL that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accepts donations to reduce the U.S. debt, and that people actually donate

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VLgm TIL that the FCC requires that every user be warned to never carry or use a cell phone closer than 15mm (5/8 inch) to the body or risk being exposed to radio frequency levels that exceed safe limits of nonionizing radiation.
NXZA1 TIL that CS 1.6 has a map called cs_italy2, huge surprise to me considering I was a fervent CS player and love the original map.
XYJ8 TIL that there’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed and people who usually pay their debts. Inversely, people who buy chrome accessories for their car tend to not pay their debts in full.
4Xdeb TIL the FBI kept a list of D&D players as part of its hunt for the Unabomber
LewQ TIL the “soap” in soap operas comes from household cleaning companies sponsoring shows and controlling the ads that were shown