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d87JQ TIL that The Sound of Music is a true story
PQaV TIL someone wrote a full 300+ page thesis on Micheal Bay’s Transformers trilogy, going into detail on how Optimus is a murderer and Megatron is a tragic hero.
W7yxo TIL that The Netherlands doesn't use sand for their trains, but a mixture called Sandite, it's a gel consisting of sand, anti-freeze, and steel shot. Often dispensed by the first passenger trains of the day to combat leaf slipperyness.
ZpMmB TIL of Army Spc. Alyssa Peterson who died after shortly after refusing to participate in torture of prisoners of war. Her death was ruled a suicide.
xL9w TIL cocaine increases that chance of having a heart attack within the hour by 2,400%