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TIL that despite being as wide as the US, all of China is in the same timezone

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M78K TIL every Prime Minister of the UK gives sealed orders to the commanders of four British submarines with details on what to do if the British state is ever destroyed by an enemy nuclear strike.
AYKl TIL there exists a photograph of a man who served in the Revolutionary War under George Washington. He is also believed to be the earliest born person ever captured in a photo.
gX69 TIL That Youtube has all of the Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes. Science still rules.
GY9m7 TIL of the Chewbacca Defense, a legal tactic that confuses the jury rather than factually refuting the opponent's case. The term originated in an episode of "South Park" that satirized the closing argument of the O.J Simpson trial, and is now widely used.
VMYoQ TIL The International Space Station travels exactly 500 miles (and 500 more) in the time it takes to play The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”