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TIL that Amtrak has been losing money for 43 straight years

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lWX5 TIL that John F. Kennedy was assassinated 52 years ago today. The last thing he heard before he died was Texas Governor John Connally’s wife Nellie saying “Mr. President, you can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you.”
vPDLR TIL about Archaeoindris, a lemur that could reach the size of a gorilla and who was still around when the first humans arrived to Madagascar
kOEyE TIL during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, storms were so severe that its clouds blew smoke as far away as Boston, MA. Red snow fell on New England in winter 1934-1935. It was the largest American exodus in history, with over 86k relocating to California. 1/8 of CA's populace is of "Okie" heritage.
oRJeY TIL for every grain of sand on Earth there are 10,000 stars in the known universe, but the total number of stars in the known universe equals the number of molecules in just ten drops of water.
v1w9K TIL Happy hour is illegal in Ireland