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TIL skateboard legend, Tony Hawk was tested to have an IQ of 144.

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J1AJv TIL the "Red Phone", which linked Washington to Moscow wasn't red, or even a phone. It was teletype when the system started in 1963, switched to fax in 1986, and secure email since 2008.
DMg TIL that clocks today move clockwise because sundials were first used in the Northern Hemisphere.
XEDm8 TIL Moore's Law states the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles every 2ys, however, it's balanced out by Binn's Law, which states: As technology advances, rendering time remains constant. Because the more machines are capable of, the more we throw at them.
X0VXk TIL Kishinev Railway Station, Japan, had a Station Master named Tama, who was a female cat. In 2008, a year after being appointed, Tama was promoted to “Super Station Master”. At the time, Tama was the only female in the entire company to hold a managerial position.
P1YjV TIL France charges tire manufacturers a tax of about $1 per tire to pay for tire recycling. The penalty for non payment is $8,000 per tire. This is how you recycle.