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TIL a woman had her ex arrested through a fake cute girl facebook page conversations. Police released husband when he showed a notarized affidavit: “I am lying to this [fake profile] to gain proof that my ex-wife is trying to again tamper with my life. In no way do I have plans to harm my wife”

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gLVy TIL the US is finally getting rid of the obsolete swipe-and-sign credit card payment method (starting in October of this year with a ‘liability shift’)
VnnD TIL people of the British Virgin Islands are British and EU citizens but the official currency is USD, and they drive on the left side of the road but the cars are left hand drive
8e97V TIL because the inventor never bothered to explain what the letter "p" in the pH scale stood for, the exact meaning is unknown.
Eg4yp TIL the first known résumé was written by Leonardo da Vinci, when applying to be a military engineer for the Duke of Milan. It's mainly just a list of his designs for siege weapons (including trebuchets). He briefly mentions his art: "In painting, I can do everything possible." He got the job.
ADyXB TIL about luminescence dating, a set of methods that can be used to determine when a piece of rock was exposed to light! These methods can be used to date items going back thousands of years with 90-95% accuracy! A useful tool for archaeologists!