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TIL that electric vehicles typically weigh 20-50% more than gas-powered cars & guardrails do very little to stop EV’s from barreling through barriers

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GVV7 TIL the USA is the only country without a statutory minimum employment leave (mandatory vacation law)
p8mvN TIL many Jews fought back against the Nazis. Eta Wrobel escaped transport to a concentration camp and helped organize a resistance group. Refusing to just cook and clean, she carried a weapon on patrols and set mines to destroy German vehicles. Once, she dug a bullet out of her own leg with a knife.
g6aD TIL an experimental program called Mincome existed in Canada in the 1970’s and gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen. It resulted in slightly fewer hours worked, but saw overall increases in health, happiness, and educational achievement.
V5yk TIL that Richard Feynman, brilliant physicist, would frequently go to a strip club to work on his calculations, stopping to look at the girls when he was having difficulty.
7MYP TIL Seals have been known to have sex with penguins