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TIL Daylight Savings doesn’t actually save electricity. It still exists because it helps the economy.

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RMl4 TIL The Philippines is one of the deadliest places in the world for politicians, with over 1200 political assassinations in the last decade.
loAnA TIL of the Mosquito machine and ringtone. The machine emits a high-pitched buzz that drives away loiterers and can be tuned to be heard only by teens. The ringtone, created by sampling the machine tone, uses the same buzz to make phones ring without being heard by teachers or another adults.
ne5wo TIL that the Suminia was a Therapsid, which existed in the late Permian era, that possessed a divergent first digit. Comparable to an opposable thumb, that was utilized as a grasping tool. This is the earliest discovered animal to have such an evolutionary trait.
xVmKw TIL there is a town in the UK that publicly weighs their Mayor before and after their term to ensure they haven't gained weight at the taxpayers’ expense. If they have gained weight they are publicly booed.
7rA9M TIL That Trippy Green Code in ‘The Matrix’ Is Just a Bunch of Sushi Recipes