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TIL A controversial Cricket strategy nearly threatened diplomatic relations between England and Australia in the 1930s

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Wxpd TIL: Males in the US are required to submit their info to the “Selective Service System” within 30 days of their 18th birthday or be subject to 5 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.
KRw4 TIL a US nuclear submarine that sank in deep water in 1968 is still resting at the bottom of the sea at a known location. Its nuclear reactor and nuclear weapons have never been recovered.
neMx7 TIL civil twilight is when the geometric center of the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and ends with sunrise