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TIL that no US President has ever used the Emergency Alert System despite events such as the 9/11 attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Cuban missile crisis. It is believed that the audio-only EAS messages would actually hinder the ability of the media to present live news coverage.

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kOjO5 TIL that Ancient Egyptian servants were commonly coated in honey for the purpose of attracting flies toward them and away from the Pharaoh.
B9Ok TIL People with Type O blood are bitten by mosquitos nearly twice as often as some other blood types.
d8j08 TIL At 1:10 a.m. on May 9, 1945, night owls in the USSR heard a radio report that Nazi Germany had officially surrendered to the Soviet Union. Rather than wait until morning to celebrate, citizens took to the streets in their pajamas. 22 hours later, the entire country had run out of vodka.
QZEk TIL the first U.S. pennies had the inscription “Mind Your Business”.
ANQrl TIL of BioSteel, high-strength fiber-based material produced by goats, genetically modified to produce spider silk.