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TIL that Formula 1 cars can theoretically drive upside down on a ceiling at high speed because they can generate more downforce than they weigh.

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MeAx8 TIL Americans work more than any other major countries — 137 hours per year more than Japanese, 260 per year more than the UK, and 500 hours per year more than France.
b6WkN TIL that the inventors of INSULIN sold the patent in 1923 to the University of Toronto for a mere $1 saying they felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Two of the inventors won the Nobel Prize in 1923 and split the money with the two others not included
X0JQR TIL that there was a religious group called the Church of Euthanasia, the only religion in the world that is against human existence. It teaches that humans can only save the planet by killing themselves or not having any children. However, it draws the line at outright murder and genocide.
8gBL TIL the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to restrict the sale of video games by their rating because they are protected speech under the first ammendment
GY8R1 TIL The Wright Brothers Promised They Would Never Fly Together, In the Event of a Fatal Crash at Least One Would Continue Their Work.