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TIL In Japan sumo wrestlers are not allowed to drive cars.
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TIL about Polish-American painter and sculptor Stanisław Szukalski, who claimed to have dissected his father’s body following a car accident to study its form. The artist, who refused to work from live models, was often asked where he learned anatomy. He always answered, "My father taught me".
pj9e
TIL Chicago was raised over 4 ft with screw jacks in the 19th century in order to install the first sewer system in the US.
rNl7x
TIL you can't sneeze when you're sleeping
jNgeE
TIL the electricity used by the clock radio on the microwave ovens and such are call Vampire Electricity and the clock radio itself is referred to as Phantom loads.
gMM9W
TiL about General Walton Walker who commanded in WW1-2 and Korea. He served directly under General George Patton who died from an accident involving his staff car. Walker later commanded an Army of his own in Korea but later also died from an accident involving his staff car.