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TIL Elvis Presley's granddaughter is married to the Door Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road

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W7Bp9 TIL that 1 in 12 men and 1 in 250 women are colourblind
9YJvD TIL of the RP FLIP (Reserach Platform FLoating Instrument Platform), a 355 foot long boat that can fill the front 300 feet with water ballast. Once full, the boat will upend 90 degrees with the aft 55 feet of boat acting as a vertical platform out of the water, like a spar buoy.
0dYK5 TIL that the United States defense readiness condition (DEFCON) alert system ranges from 5 (lowest state of readiness) to 1 (nuclear war is imminent). The highest it has been is DEFCON 2, which occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 1991 Gulf War, but only for the Strategic Air Command
BgOoK TIL In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not
VMgDQ TIL that opponents to the proposed bridge linking Detroit to Canada posted fake eviction notices onto local Detroit houses claiming the land was needed to make way for the new bridge. The main opponent to the bridge was the billionaire who owns the only bridge between Detroit and Canada.