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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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Mel70 TIL Yemen is a tropical country
l0Rr TIL that Choco Pies are banned in North Korea because they were getting too popular, and Kim Jung-un feared they would cause an uprising. Because of this, South Korea packed many Choco Pies in balloons and sent them over the boarder to North Korea.
VBwdZ TIL Cheetos were designed to be addictive. A 2013 investigation found that Frito-Lay spent $30 million a year on 500 chemists and psychologists to attain the perfect mix of crunchiness, aroma, and "mouth feel." They melt in the mouth immediately, tricking the brain into thinking it hasn't eaten much
wLxBJ TIL in 1992 a Canadian lady by the name of Gisele Jubinville patented the design for a fitted sheet that wouldn't slip off the mattress in the night, and subsequently sold the rights for over a million dollars.
DZdP TIL that in the 40s, computer memory systems used mercury as an acoustic medium. Alan Turing suggested gin as a cheaper alternative.