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TIL that the drug cartels are capturing technicians and making them build a private cell phone network

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N7YM6 TIL the FAA has a lavatory ashtray as required equipment for all commercial jets
k5A7 TIL >50% of sloth deaths occur on their once a week trip to the ground to dig a hole and defecate
mx9Ay TIL: Founding Father and author of the Bill of Rights James Madison stopped the Virginia Assembly from establishing Christianity as the state religion w the help of Thomas Jefferson.
EOJx TIL that the fingerprints of koalas are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be easily confused at a crime scene.
5Y0wP TIL about the ancient Hambach Forest of which only 10 % remains. The remaining part is planned to be cleared to make way for the surface coal mine operation in the area. There have been ongoing protests and occupations in the forest to prevent this since 2012