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TIL that the Human Brain’s ability to store memories is equivalent to about 2.5 petabytes of binary data

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p8rdA TIL about 1/3 of new cars no longer come with a spare tire. While some have run-flat tires, having no spare tires decreases weight and increases fuel economy.... and also quietly saves car companies millions of dollars a year
xVDjB TIL that Jackie Robinson was a baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the B. Dodgers. In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number 42 across all teams; Evey year in april every player wear his number, 42. Chadwick Boseman portrayed him in thefilm "42"
e0ndD TIL that Pablo Picasso went on trial for stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre
m1nQO TIL in 2018 a helicopter for sightseers of NYC crashed into the East River. All 5 passengers drowned because they were trapped by their supplemental harnesses, but the pilot escaped
nYeP TIL that no sitting US president has visited the continent of Antarctica