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TIL people in the United States can SEND mail from their house mailboxes, as well as just receive it. That little red flag you see in movies is to let the postman know there is mail to be picked up!

by whatilearned January 27, 2022, 2:39 am

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If Harry Potter was set in the United States, what would change?

by QuestionGuy January 26, 2022, 4:41 pm

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Last night, I, an American, was arguing with a European over whether Europe or the United States was better.

by cringeyjokesman January 25, 2022, 5:08 am

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TIL that approximately 25% of the United States’ nuclear arsenal is protected by dolphins, and has been so since 2010

by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 1:38 am

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If you became president of the United States, what is the first thing you would do?

by QuestionGuy January 24, 2022, 10:40 pm

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TIL: That on the same day, July 23rd, 1943, both The United States and Nazi Germany officially submitted requests to their respective aircraft manufacturers for bombers capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean.

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 12:08 pm

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TIL Shrek, the movie, was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2020.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 11:47 pm

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TIL in 1995 a man got so drunk on a United Airlines flight from Buenos Aires to New York, that he climbed on a service trolley and defecated. Because of political figures on board, emergency landing wasn’t an option so everyone had to endure 4 more hours in a Boeing 767 sized toilet.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 12:07 pm

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TIL about the United States National Radio Quiet Zone (USNRQZ). An area larger than Maryland where scientists use sensitive radio telescopes. They are so sensitive that people who live nearby can’t use cell phones, wifi, radio or anything that may interfere with the equipment.

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 5:36 pm

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TIL that approximately 100 firefighters are convicted of arson in the United States each year

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 1:31 am

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Non Americans. What does the United States do right?

by QuestionGuy January 20, 2022, 3:27 am

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TIL: In 1967, the FCC met with AT&T to establish 911 as the official emergency number of the United States. They needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose.

by whatilearned January 20, 2022, 1:49 am

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