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TIL: That Third Reich was the first country to lead an anti-tobacco campaign

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mxmWR TIL that television ads can use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC. Companies can track what commercials you see, how long you watch it, and whether you act on the ad by doing a web search or buying a product.
mxMQO TIL in the UK at any one time, there is an average of 3.8 billion genuine banknotes in circulation, with a notional face value of around £75 billion.
gZn7 TIL that according to Welsh folklore, Corgis were the preferred mount of fairy warriors.
x6Mr7 TIL that between 11am and 12pm on March 3, 1876, chunks of red meat feel from the sky for several minutes in a 90m x 45m area in Bath County, Kentucky. The cause of the Kentucky Meat Shower remains unknown.
6E6jJ TIL of formicophilia, the sexual kink of being crawled upon or bitten by insects, specifically ants, or other small creatures (formica = ant, philia = love).