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TIL that 3% of all movies in the 1960s featureed quicksand

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b9Bba TIL that the human species is the only one with the ability to accurately throw objects
A6Vo TIL that over 138 of Ronald Reagan’s administration officials were either investigated, indicted, or convicted during his presidency.
oRZeW TIL: There are over 50 billion individual birds in the world – about six birds for every human on the planet.
VMQBZ TIL that the maximum horsepower of one horse is 15 horsepower.
1anvD TIL that just outside Albuquerque you can drive East on Route 66 and hit a rumble strip that plays "America The Beautiful" if you drive the speed limit, turning the wheels of your car into a phonograph