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TIL A fitness tracking app gave away the locations of secret US army bases. The company released 3 trillion GPS data points to help people find popular running routes in major cities, however it was detailed enough to give away sensitive information of users on active military service.

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0ynN TIL Shari Lewis, the host of Lamb Chop’s Play-Along, used to go to restaurants and order lamb chops for dinner just to see the look on people’s faces. “[I order it] if for no other reason than to horrify the waiter.”
NbPJ TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
J0N4 TIL of Friendship Park, a shared park on the US-Mexico border that up until 2009, families were able to meet there at any time. Since then, additional layers of fence have made it impossible for any physical touch or even to see through it, and is only accessible from 10am to 2pm on weekends.
VnGZ TIL that Julius Caesar suffered from chronic diarrhea. This prevented him from rising to greet the senate, which was deeply insulting to them and provoked his assassination.
QJGBk TIL about the Yao tribe who calls for a specific bird species to find them bees nests, after which the tribe takes the honey and leaves the wax for the birds in a rare case of human mutualism with wild animals.