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TIL the Iraqi government spent $78m on bomb detectors that turned out to be glorified dowsing rods. The director of the UK-based company behind the devices was jailed for 10 years.

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Zp74a TIL shortwave radio is still commonly used for news broadcasts around the world
xLr1 TIL a study at Duke University showed that male rhesus macaques will give up privileges to be allowed to see a female monkey’s ass: “Virtually all [male] monkeys will give up juice to see female hindquarters … they really value the images.”
4k8lg TIL that up until a few years ago, most access routes to Switzerland, like bridges and tunnels and border crossings, were loaded with explosives to prevent an invasion into the country.
OAbR TIL Huslter is making a porn parody of “The Interview” stating “If Kim Jong-un and his henchmen were upset before, wait till they see the movie we’re going to make.”
graKL TIL that 19 species of fern were named after Lady Gaga because they bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA and for "her [Lady Gaga's] fervent defense of equality and individual expression"