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TIL fusion centers is domestic Intelligence agencies established by the DHS to to collect data down to petty crime.

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kJ6yB TIL about Kosher Switch, a light switch that complies with the Sabbath commandment by only working sometimes and hence doesn't count as intentionally lighting a fire
Wk79X You're at the grocery store, and around the corner walks a familiar face. She looks just like someone you've met, and you try desperately to place her. Did you meet her at that cocktail party two years ago, or is she a long-lost college classmate? You walk up to her and wave, but in return, you're greeted with a blank stare.
D1Znv TIL that Stanley Kubrick used over 450,000 feet or about 85 miles of film to shoot "A Clockwork Orange"
oB1r8 TIL: The grass at Wimbledon was kept two inches long until 1949 when an English tennis player was bitten by a snake.
NXjMN TIL “Men in Black” by Will Smith sampled Patrice Rushen’s “Forget Me Nots”.