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TIL Bristol in the UK has a bus powered by human waste. It’s the No. 2.

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ADp6d TIL that the famous ukulele medley "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole was originally recorded in a completely unplanned session at 3:00 in the morning, and done in just one take.
wyrP TIL That out of the 238 years that the United States of America has been a nation, 216 of those years has been in conflict or war, which is about 90% of the time.
l7Mka TIL that the Luzia Woman was 1,5 meters tall and died in her early twenties
W7wBL TIL the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud is partly explainable by a genetic condition found among the Hatfield family that can cause short tempers and rage.
KnP4 TIL ‘waiterless’ restaurants were pioneered in the late 1800s and were a hit in the early 20th century with the arrival of the Automat; the walls inside each store were lined with a series of small windows containing food. For a fee the window unlocked, allowing customers to pull out a meal.