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TIL drivers have complained of being trapped inside their electric vehicle after the vehicle's 12-volt battery died and they did not know how to open the car doors.

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M7yyA TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
VDwm TIL of the Ocoee Massacre, on election day 1920 over 50 to 60 African Americans were killed when one African American man attempted to vote.
lAPr TIL that between 1977 and 1979, New Zealand offered scenic Antarctic flights. They stopped when one plane crashed into an Antarctic volcano killing all 257 people on the flight. The wreckage still remains at the crash site.
p8pnG TIL 70% of U.S. adults who are at least 20 years old are overweight or obese.
VBWJ8 TIL In 1963, The Alweg Monorail Company offered to build a 43-mile monorail system for Los Angeles County free of charge, recouping construction costs from passenger fares. The County Board of Supervisors declined the offer under pressure from Standard Oil.