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TIL there are computer viruses that can be transmitted via sound.

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LQlep TIL about Lake Agassiz, a proglacial lake that was larger than all the Great Lakes combined
VMDEG TIL about Senator's Strom Thurmond's 24h 18min filibuster to delay and obstruct the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
NGve TIL that sunglasses were originally prescribed to patients with syphilis to help with light sensitivity
xj1o TIL The military uses a self-healing coating on its fuel tanks that can allow a bullet to pierce through its walls and snap back to its original shape in a split second!
l7PQA Til of Robin Mahfood, who ran a charity called Food for the Poor that was charged millions for misleading donors and tax officials as well as raising prices for donated goods under his leadership