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TIL that all lighthouses on the US coastline have been fully automated for roughly 30 years

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Y7jjW TIL that dogs are capable of expressing laughter, and the sound of this laughter can serve to alleviate anxiety in dog shelters.
GAGxG TIL that in 1976, eight equatorial countries signed the Bogota Declaration in an attempt to assert sovereignty over those portions of the geostationary orbit that continuously lie over the signatory nations' territory in contradiction of the Outer Space Treaty.
kJOMW TIL On Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, astronauts had to do everything in their seats beside their crewmates due to limited space, including eating, sleeping, and toilet
D91P TIL African Rapper Sam Stigillydaa thought that “American rappers talk about crazy things- drinking, drugs, violence against women, American blacks kill blacks. I hope African rap stays African and doesn’t turn crazy.”
dDNN8 TIL that British Colonel Valentine Baker was jailed in 1875 for assaulting a woman in a railway carriage. The scandal shocked Victorian society, but he later served Ottoman and Egyptian forces in Sudan—earning praise for his military skill despite his disgrace.