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TIL that Amtrak has been losing money for 43 straight years

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9YBxQ TIL in Germany and Poland, a drink named "Goldwasser" was produced from several herbs and small flakes of 23 karat gold
BrRWr TIL timeless physics is the controversial view that time, as we perceive it, does not exist as anything other than an illusion. Arguably we have no evidence of the past other than our memory of it, and no evidence of the future other than our belief in it.
Br1Db TIL There’s a type of Wasp that turns cockroaches into ‘Zombies’ and then uses their bodies as hosts for their larvae
16lkV TIL the St Bernard in Beethoven 1 & 2 was named “Chris” and he retired to a farm when he got too old to act (also there are 8 Beethoven movies)
6BDJ TIL A virtually indestructible soccer ball that requires no pump and never punctures has been created to serve children in poor communities or refugee camps.