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TIL That most newspapers are written at a fifth-grade reading level

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9wQ6G TIL that this one stuntman, Takaiwa Seiji, was the lead-suit (protagonist's transformed form) actor for most of the Kamen Rider series from 1988 to 2020.
nWBbY TIL that one in five shoppers have accidentally stolen items via self-checkout.
D1nkV TIL that during the 2016 Dallas police shooting, officers used an bomb disposal robot armed with C4 to kill the shooter, which is the first time in history American police have delivered lethal force via a unmanned vehicle.
EYax TIL Tesla cars are only one gear. the electric powertrain (Nikola Tesla’s AC induction motor) is only the size of a watermelon and directly spins the back wheels without any driveshaft or transmission. you can break by releasing the gas pedal and that also recharges the battery (@ 22:39)