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TIL the A26 motorway in France is so heavily used by British holidaymakers that it's officially nicknamed "Autoroute des Anglais" or "Motorway of the English"

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R7eZa TIL Utah's Health Dept attempted to distribute free Utah-sex-jokes condoms with saying like "Enjoy your mountin'", "Explore Utah's Caves" and "Sl,UT" before the governor stepped in to stop the theme (but not the condom distribution).
jNy1a TIL scientists have found a way to make a mini dam. They can harvest the mechanical energy from the falling rain, and they convert it into electrical energy.
rRKDW TIL that Samuel L. Jackson’s famous role in Pulp Fiction was written specifically for him, as Quentin Tarantino wanted to work with him after he auditioned for Reservoir Dogs but didn’t get the part.
R7eJ8 TIL using Teflon and other non-stick cookware can kill birds. After new pans are heated for the first time, birds can die within a matter of hours.
ANkn7 TIL that Rasputin's efficacy at treating Alexei Nikolaevich's hemophilia is theorized to be due to his forbidding the use of aspirin for the boy. Aspirin, at the time, was prescribed for a myriad of ailments, but its anti-clotting effect—very adverse for hemophiliacs—was not known until much later.