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TIL that time of flight (ToF) sensors in our modern smartphones actually bounce a signal off the object in front of it and record how long the signal takes to return to the sensor in order to measure distance, kind of like radar

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PaRE TIL that voting is compulsory in Australia. If you do not register to vote, you’re fined. If you’re registered and you don’t vote (without a valid reason), you’re fined.
8agjZ TIL There is a museum dedicated to Snoring in Germany...
vnQR TIL Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission in which six men were to be buried alive inside the Rock of Gibraltar so they could monitor enemy movements after the Rock’s capture. There was no way out and anyone who died within the chamber would have to be embalmed and cemented into the floor.
ANYod TIL Norway sends The UK a christmas tree every year to thank UK for saving Norway in WW2
p8pVb TIL Both male and female sweat have the same componds but in different composition. The difference in each aroma is caused by bacterial enzymes that changes the sweat to produce the smelly compounds. Women have a more oniony fragrance while men have more of a cheesy fragrance.