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TIL Tom Delonge of Blink-182 is a firm believer in extraterrestrial life and once had his phone tapped by the government for coming into possession of 36 hours of Congressional testimonial footage of NASA’s secret space program.

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wvG1 TIL that depleted uranium is the less radioactive part of uranium ore from the “enrichment” purification process rather than “used-up” nuclear fuel. It is used in munitions because of its density, self-sharpening and incendiary properties.
rNnEW TIL about SN 1006, a supernova in the year 1006 CE that was described by observers on multiple continents, some 600 years before the first telescope. It was visible in the daytime sky for weeks, and the gamma rays it emitted created a sedimentary record on Earth. We have images of its remnants.
4JaX TIL More than 60 percent of people in the US who die from guns die by suicide
16bAX TIL that there is a broom closet inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex labelled "Stargate Command" in reference to the fact that the bunker was the fictional setting of the TV show "Stargate SG-1."
x6Ork TIL China only has one time zone