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TIL TESLA is the only car manufacturer in the US whose workforce is not represented by a union

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GAXmN TIL: The Prison Mirror is believed to be the oldest continuously published prison paper in the U.S.
LGlV TIL the Super Bowl has required national anthem vocals to be pre-recorded since 1993 when Garth Brooks declined to pre-record and then refused to sing live until a dispute over debuting a music video during the game could be settled, resulting in a delayed kickoff.
jNVea TIL about the Mathematician Fry Lewis Richardson who discovered that it is impossible to measure the length of coastlines in a meaningful manner. This so-called Coastline Paradox later led to the creation of the field of Fractal Geometry.
yVMmV TIL that tree rings don't just show age — they can also record solar flares, volcanic eruptions, and even supernovae.
0wVBN TIL: even though humans have been getting taller for the past several thousand years, we're still not as tall as we used to be pre-civilization