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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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ENlX TIL The C.I.A. keeps a Flickr account. It has hundreds of declassified maps, diagrams and photos.
ObNX TIL that the NES, SNES, N64, and GameCube were all released for the same list price in North America: $199
d8X4Z TIL that when Diogenes, the ancient Greek philosopher, noticed a prostitute's son throwing rocks at a crowd, he said, "Careful, son. Don't hit your father."
mxY1p TIL Australia once had a tumbleweed so large they named it "hairy panic"
wj16 TIL that During World War II in the pacific, approaching soldiers in Allied uniforms were ordered to shout lollapalooza back to the ones manning the checkpoint — if they pronounced the L’s as R’s, as Japanese soldiers were likely to do, they could be identified as spies.