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TIL that tattooing is illegal in Cuba

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oBgWL TIL 99% of internet data travels along a handful of undersea cables
D1RYr TIL that during the Civil war, the basement of the Capitol building was converted into a bakery to feed the troops. There were about 20 ovens that produced 1000 loaves a day. Each ration included two slices of freshly baked bread, some meat and coffee or soup.
MmyA TIL that in Los Angeles in 1994, after an eathquake-induced power outage, calls came into emergency centers about a “giant silvery cloud.” It was the Milky Way.
9YoEG TIL that in 1997 a person consumed 2-4 L of soda for a month leading to too much bromine (from brominated vegetable oil) which required dialysis to remove.
QJjWe TIL The Speed Of Light Filmed At 10 Trillion Frames Per Second Can Be Measured In Picoseconds In Order To See Light Moving. 1 Picosecond To A Second Is The Same As 1 Second To 31,689 Years.