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TIL Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump.

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0LM5 TIL If a weather forecaster gives a 50% chance of precipitation that could mean there is a 100% chance of rain in 50% of the area. The ‘probability of precipitation’ number frequently used in weather forecasts is mostly unknown by the public and is misinterpreted.
ADG64 TIL that in 2018 the US Navy started replacing $38,000 submarine periscope joysticks with $30 Xbox 360 controllers
bNYQ TIL China hacked into the US military network using infected PDF files and Internet Explorer vulnerabilities to steal information about the military drone fleet
P1jPO TIL that sea otters have a favorite rock they use to break open shellfish, and they keep it in a pouch under their armpits
awGWb TIL In 1966 Batgirl did a PSA about equal pay.