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TIL That GPS is wholly controlled by the USA and can be ‘switched off’ at any time.

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KYjr6 TIL NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann was the inspiration for Troy Bolton and High School Musical
oBXgo TIL about Empty Nose Syndrome. A horrific condition you can develop after nasal surgery that gives you a 24/7 feeling of suffocation and has caused several of its sufferers to commit suicide.
mZnp TIL that changing another country’s weather is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention of 1976.
45JR TIL radiocarbon dating will no longer work independently on fossils and artifacts post-WW2 due to residual radiation resulting nuclear arms testing. Future archeologists will not be able to date our remains using only carbon dating.
54r8 TIL In his senior year, Tom Cruise played football for the varsity team as a linebacker, but he was cut from the squad after getting caught drinking beer before a game. Also, he attended 15 schools in 14 years.