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TIL that the largest difference in time zones is 26 hours.

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4kdgN TIL there are so many "Florida man" stories because Florida's public records laws allow journalists to access basic crime information almost in real time.
oMOL TIL an optimized road trip stopping at a major landmark in each of the 48 contiguous U.S. states would take roughly 9.33 days of driving to complete
4GmR TIL: High IQ does not necessarily mean high job performance. Emotional intelligence (EI/ EQ) has shown to be a better indicator of job success.
jNG1X TIL the short-lived Korean Empire (1897-1910), eager to modernize, purchased a ship from Japan spending 30% of its entire military budget. It turned out to be a deceptively packaged cargo ship useless for combat. Japan later took it back after dismantling the military and colonizing the nation.
kyQ1 TIL in the first half of 2012 the National Guard spent $26,000,000 sponsoring NASCAR. This lead to 24,800 “prospects”, 20 “qualified candidates”, and no new guardsmen.