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TIL that the Fourth Amendment (illegal search and seizures) of the US Constitution does not apply in a 100 mile band around all US borders

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EgQOo TIL after that near-default in 2011, the plunging stock market vaporized $2.4 trillion in household wealth, which took time to rebuild, and cost taxpayers billions in higher interest payments
5AOR TIL that Hawking, in his famous lecture ‘Life In the Universe’, allowed for the thought that intelligence may not be of long-term value in the process of evolution
b9y0j TIL The Netherlands makes trains free on National Book Day for those who show a book instead of a ticket.
QJmja Today I learned the Himba people of Namibia sees colours way differently than others in the western world. They can easily see different variations of green, which we can't, but overall they only have 5 colour categories where the western world has eleven.
gRLL TIL the real guy behind the ‘Bad Luck Brian’ meme purposefully looked goofy for the picture he is known for. He purchased the vest at a thrift store and rubbed his face to get the awkward redness.