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TIL Alaska Airlines once delayed a flight to Hawaii by 25 minutes so that their passengers could witness a total solar eclipse over the Pacific Ocean.

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xM70 TIL Scientists hack a computer using just the sound of the CPU. Researchers extract 4096-bit RSA decryption keys from laptop computers in under an hour using a mobile phone placed next to the computer.
gxrD TIL that Nigeria will exceed the US in population by 2050, despite being 1/10th the size
6E1WQ TIL that Scientists have decoded the meaning of more than 1,500 honey bee "waggle dances," which the insects use to communicate information about food sources.
4vl6 TIL that multiple male contraceptives have already been developed and are ready for use in humans. But pharmaceutical companies are refusing to invest in clinical trials because they do not think there is enough of a market.
wjgo TIL 30% of single Japanese men in their 30’s have never dated a woman