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Today I learned that you can press the button on smoke alarms to temporarily hush them. Good for when they go off while cooking

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N7aDb TIL that Magnus Carlsen (one of the best chess players ever) lost a professional game when his opponent made an illegal move.
6945Q TIL That there are beauty pageants that focus on natural beauty and love from ones community
WkRmX TIL the sativa/indica distinction as currently applied in literature is complete nonsense, and instead medical and retail cannabis products should have accurate biochemical assays of cannabinoid and terpenoid profiles.
E1pa7 TIL: Caspian Sea has more salinity than Baltic Sea
kJaRm TIL that Hawaii is not covered by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. This is because Article 6 stipulates that only the territories of member states located in North America, Europe, Turkey, and the Atlantic North are covered, while Hawaii is located in the Pacific.