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TIL that in 1979 the governments of the USA, France, Canada and the USSR signed a treaty to create a worldwide network of search-and-rescue satellites and ground stations. To date this system has saved at least 42k lives and works everywhere on Earth. A beacon costs $200 and has a 5 year battery!

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kONx5 TIL that Black Rose are rare and bizarrely stunning flower which are only found in Halfeti, a village near Urfa. These rose are dark red when it first blooms, and later turns into a dark scarlet hue.
7X8r TIL that bug zappers can spread a mist containing insect parts up to 2.1 m from the device, meaning air around the bug zapper can become contaminated by bacteria and viruses that can be inhaled by people or settle on food.
RQN1 TIL that in 1980, 4 FBI agents went to the Census Bureau’s Colorado Springs office with warrants but were forced to leave. Courts upheld that no agency, including the FBI, has access to Census data.“
BP6k TIL using baby talk with infants has valuable implications for language acquisition. This exaggerated speech style gives babies information about their ambient language, allowing them to break up what they hear into smaller chunks and process the patterns in their language more easily.
6EMlJ TIL - Vintage ads encouraged women to use “‘Lysol’ brand disinfectant” for “feminine hygiene.” The ad had women claiming, “I use Lysol always for douching.”