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TIL of the “Navy eReader Device”, or NeRD, an e-reader developed by the United States Navy’s General Library Program for use aboard U.S. Navy submarines

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xVoRB TIL that you will never see a bin being emptied in Disneyland because of a series of hidden tunnels
WVnB TIL Canada has fewer people than the Tokyo metropolitan area
d8BM8 TIL that beavers don't actually live in dams. The dams themselves are incidental, and are only necessary when they lack access to the two feet of naturally occurring water required to build their actual shelters.
WkmGo TIL in 1992, Bosnian sportsman Aleksandar Đurić was invited to compete in canoeing at the Barcelona Olympics. The Bosnian Olympic Committee couldn't afford to pay for his travel, so he hitch-hiked his way over 1500 km, including a 2 day trek, and borrowed equipment from the Spanish and Italian teams
5YDbr TIL that there's something called a neutrino. It's a particle that's created in stars and supernovas, and which passes through everything including you, every second.. also.. the neutrino detector is, without a doubt, one of the most mind-blowing things I've ever seen in my life..