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TIL: Hundreds of TSA agents have been caught stealing from passengers.

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dDLW8 TIL cosmic rays can cause the blue screen of death
e0ZL6 TIL a Russian lab housing biological weapons and pathogens accidentally released a deadly anthrax strain in 1979, killing an unknown number of people. The lab is still active.
e0AK4 TIL the United States military when trying to avoid divulging information gives reporters briefings with 25 minutes of intentionally dull PowerPoint presentations and 5 minutes left at the end for questions from anyone who is still awake. The presentations are called hypnotizing chickens.
Y4Gv TIL that the Hoover Dam can not generate electricity if the elevation of Lake Mead’s water level drops below 320m. In 2016, it reached 326m, down from a high of 370 in the 1980s.
Me4Y8 TIL: When Ellen DeGeneres came out as gay on her sitcom in the 90’s, ABC then put a parental warning on the intro.