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TIL it only takes a gallon of fuel to move 1 ton of material 500 miles by rail.

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AD6Ag TIL there is an international standard for writing the date called ISO 8601, that uses the format YYYY-MM-DD. Although it has been around since 1988, very few countries actually use it.
4k40a Today I learned the the title for Aerosmith's song "Walk This Way" was taken from a Marty Feldman line in the movie Young Frankenstein.
kXx4 TIL there is only one disco ball manufacturer in the entire United States. And it’s in Kentucky. And it’s owned by Yolanda.
e0j0L TIL that in 1919, boxer Harry Greb fought 45 times, in 21 cities, across eight different states. He fought against top Middleweight contenders, Light Heavyweights, and heavyweights that year, including 10 fights against Hall of Famers. He won all 45 fights.
BDee TIL Bruce Lee had an epic private fight against a 24 year old Shaolin Grand Master in 1964 San Francisco. After the outcome of the fight was disputed, the Grand Master challenged Lee to a public fight, to which the easily provocated Lee never accepted. [Wiki source]