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TIL NASA's crawler transporter that's used to move rockets from the assembly building to the launch pad gets 32 feet per gallon (165 gal/mile) from its 5000 gallon capacity diesel fuel tank

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VMOmG TIL of Philippa Fawcett, an English mathematician and the first woman to have topped the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, but who despite scoring 13% higher than the second top scorer did not receive the honorary title of Senior Wrangler.
Bgpre TIL: The IRS (USA) has specific tax codes requiring you to report money earned from selling illegal drugs, taking illegal bribes, and the fair market value of anything you stole as taxable income.
d84RQ TIL in 1974 Canada created the H0H 0H0 ("ho ho ho") postcode and started responding to children's previously undelivered letters. Now they answer 1mm letters per year, many of them originating from outside Canada, in the letter's native language.
v1BXK TIL Colombia was the only Latin American country to send soldiers to aide The United States in the Korean War. They sent 5,100 men in what was known as the “1st Colombian Battalion”. They were rewarded for their “exemplary performance” during Operation Nomad and Operation Thunderbolt.
594Q TIL a sharp knife does less damage to the cell walls of an onion, releasing less propanethial S-oxide, the irritant that causes you to cry.