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TIL an iPhone Has about 240,000 times more memory than Voyager 1 which has less than 40KB.

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N7Xj8 TIL about presyncope, a medical condition many people have in which their vision goes black for a brief time after standing up.
78EyX TIL of Kamarajar - former chief minister of an Indian state who implemented a free lunch program for kids at school almost 70 years ago (1956). The program is still running.
XERZE TIL that land that was covered by glaciers during the last Ice Age is still rising about a centimeter a year, 12,000 years after the massive weight of the ice sheets is gone
9je7 TIL that you check out people instead of books At the Human Library. Instead of checking out a book, you “borrow” a person who has stories to tell gathered from a unique life experience for half an hour.
rRXbW TIL In South Dakota, you can get a driver’s permit at age 14 with parental consent. Once you turn 16, you can get your license.