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TIL Many EVs lack AM receivers, including all Tesla vehicles. Due to their electric motors causing interference on the AM band.

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ANDQw TIL that the gesture of genteel men resting one hand inside of their jacket is meant to signal a calm demeanor and good breeding
neb1B TIL that LEGO is the largest tire manufacturer in the world, producing 320 million tires per year
R7PB9 Today I learned of the severed feet of Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2007 at least 20 human feet have washed up on shore. It has been blamed on everything from a serial killer to plane crashes to a tsunami with the most likely explanation being some combination of these.
8aVRP TIL about Leo Marks, WW2 cryptographer, who was given a 20 minute training exercise on his first day at work which took him the whole day to complete. He had accidentally not been given the cipher key and ended up breaking a code that was meant to be secure.
6EKR8 TIL the Peloponnesian war was ended by a peace treaty signed in 1996