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TIL that at least attempts have been made to pass off cell phone towers as trees or cacti because then they often go undetected

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AyQ7 TIL that many of the core systems of the New York Transit system are nearly 100 years old. Vacuum tubes, cloth lines, and antiquated switch panels run one of the biggest subway systems in America.
R7WM9 TIL that The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) changed its name to World Taekwondo because of the "negative connotations" associated with its initials. The organisation had used the previous name since it was established in 1973.
7DDp TIL Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) was required to be accompanied by crewmembers who wore high-visibility vests while in the forests of the Pacific Northwest filming scenes set on Endor, so as not to be mistaken for Bigfoot and shot.
d8d1E TIL in 2020, California experienced its first "gigafire" (a fire that burns more than a million acres) in modern history. The August Complex fire burned an area larger than the state of Rhode Island.
nevkW TIL that Frasier co-creator David Angell and his wife, Lynn, died on the first plane to hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.