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TIL Mail carriers can be fired for not delivering junk mail.

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R5NE9 TIL The eerie "Number Stations" are shortwave radio stations that broadcast cryptic messages, often consisting of strings of numbers or coded words. These stations have been transmitting since the Cold War era and continue to baffle listeners as their purpose and intended audience remain unknown.
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