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TIL that the US was so short on rubber during WWII that it imposed a speed limit of 35mph to preserve car tires. It was called the "Victory Speed Limit".

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QJloe TIL of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear plant worker and whistleblower. On November 13, 1974, she set out to meet a reporter to go public with evidence of extensive safety violations. She was later found dead; her car appeared to have been run off the road and the documents she had with her were missing.
oBxvo TIL a part of the human population can voluntarily control the tensor tympani, a muscle within the ear. Contracting this muscle produces vibration and sound. The sound is usually described as a rumbling sound
Bgbgy TIL the Lamport logical timestamp algorithm is used to determine order of events on distributed computer systems.
J1KRQ TIL. of the Disability Paradox where non-disabled people thinkthat being disabled would result in terrible quality of life, but that is not what disabled people report
DQpwe TIL Tesla is the only major American auto manufacturer not represented by a union in the US