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TIL in the 1960s the New York based Anarchist group “Black Mask” disrupted cultural events by handing out made up flyers of art events to the homeless with the lure of free drinks

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ZE9B TIL that there is a form of synesthesia (a psychological condition that results in sensory ‘mixing’) called spacio-temporal synesthesia, in which people can perceive time as a spacial concept.
6ERPw TIL that in 1975, the FDA banned the sale of turtles with a shell less than four inches long. The CDC estimates that the ban averts 100,000 cases of Salmonella infections—salmonellosis—each year in US children.
1aV9O TIL Madonna leaked a fake version of her album to pirates where every song was a loop of her saying "What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Then a hacker posted the real songs on her own site for everyone to download.
1rld TIL that it’s possible to willfully contract your pupil; Moken children learn to do it to better see underwater.
8k18 TIL that Earth has sent out a radio signal towards a possible life-containing exoplanet named Gliese 581c. It is supposed to reach the planet by late 2029.