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TIL That Japan is Re-Arming because of China

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epMBJ TIL that the first documented prototype of a "flying car" was created in 1917 by inventor Glenn Curtiss, known as the “Hammond Flying Car.” This innovative vehicle featured folding wings for transitioning between flying and driving.
yrwV TIL that a 2013 study revealed that viewers begin to abandon a streaming video if it fails to load within two seconds. Each additional second of delay results in a 5.8% increase in the abandonment rate
JAak TIL: The driest place on Earth gets 4 inches of rain every 1000 years.
OEnR TIL that in 1944, the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees played a “tri-cornered game,” which consisted of all three teams competing against each other and rotating between fielding, batting, and resting.
ne6rW TIL that 2,400-year old ruins where found on the northern coast of Greenland, more than 300 miles north of the current northernmost town in the world.