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TIL that in 2017, Norway will be the first country in the world to shut down FM radio and go digital instead. Norway plans to switch to DAB (which stands for ‘Digital Audio Broadcasting’), since FM is eight times more expensive.

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x7k0 TIL The FBI audio recorded MLK having sex with women in various hotels, then tried to blackmail him into committing suicide due to their fear he was associated with the communist party.
Eg4Qw TIL: The term "Tory" comes from the Middle Irish word "tóraí," which means "outlaw" or "robber." The name "Tory" was originally intended to be an insult, but it was eventually embraced by the party and its members.
nvV7 TIL in 2011 a Russian man who attempted to rob a beauty salon was beaten into submission by the female owner, who is a black belt in karate, and kept as a sex slave for three days.
oRAr TIL the United States accounts for 44% of the world’s gasoline consumption.
970B TIL You Could Fit All the Planets in the Solar System Between the Earth and the Moon.