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TIL Commercial drones and controllers emits its location unencrypted which is why police can easily locate them.

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4kaOw TIL That the "Akira Slide" is the most imitated scene from any movie/tv50 show and has been referenced in over 250 pieces of media.
aoWy TIL plants make caffeine to defend themselves against pests. Caffeine is toxic to birds, dogs, cats, and it has a pronounced adverse effect on mollusks, various insects, and spiders.
86xX TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabar, the NBA all-time scoring leader, scored only one 3 pointer in his 20 year NBA career.
0dMAM TIL that the jellyfish species Turritopsis Dohrnii can revert to its juvenile form after reaching maturity, effectively allowing it to restart its life cycle.
1aJj7 TIL the electricity needed to power Times Square could power 161,000 average American homes or the entire country of Turks and Caicos