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TIL that even a picture of the sun constricts your pupils

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Mpg0 TIL that only law abiding citizens must register firearms with the U.S. DOJ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Criminals, or “prohibited persons,” are not required by law to register because it would violate their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
8a1MG TIL that in 1948 Babe Ruth, who was struggling with cancer at the time, met future president George H. W. Bush who at the time was the captain of Yale University's baseball team.
avlb TIL that during the 2008 world hops shortage, the Samuel Adams brewery sold 108 craft breweries their excess hops, at cost, to help prevent them from going under.
BgLvW TIL police radio codes like 10-4 for affirmative all start with 10 to allow time for the radio to power up. The first syllable spoken of a transmission was often not understood due to early technology quirks. Officers were trained to wait after pressing the receiver but forgot when rushed.
0wOJA TIL: Humanity invented nuclear weapons before we invented compound bows.