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TIL that Amtrak has been losing money for 43 straight years

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nWxNo TIL the highest recorded wind speed on earth was 301 MPH during the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado in Oklahoma. The tornado lasted for 85 minutes and caused $1 billion in damage
R7jX4 TIL about Lady Wonder, a horse who some believed had psychic abilities. 150,000 people paid to consult Lady Wonder ($1 for three questions). While many assumed it was an elaborate hoax, the horse did help locate the body of a missing person.
VB16Q TILL John William Friso, Prince of Orange and his wife, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kessel are the most recent common ancestors of all European monarchs, current and former that have reigned since WWII
LkyMP TIL After Oprah's famous "You get a car" episode, where she gave away 276 cars at a total cost of $7.6 million, many of the recipients sent in complaints to the show as they had all been charged a $6-7k "gift tax".
YQGW TIL beneath the streets of LA is a complex network of pedestrian tunnels that stretch several blocks. They’ve been used for secret transportation of mobsters, murderers and more than a billion dollars in cash; designated as fallout shelters and homeless shelters and used as backdrops for movies.