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TIL if cars were driven by computers, a single lane of freeway could transport road trains of up to 35,000 vehicles per hour (up from 1,500 human driven cars per hour)

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9Bl7 TIL the former ruler of Dubai said “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.”
NjX8 TIL Ted Bundy was his own lawyer during his hearing in which he asked to go to the library to research his case then jumped out of a window to hike up the nearby mountains and camped there, then he found and stole a car before police noticed his car weaving and finally apprehended him.
R76w8 TIL about Yatch Support Vessels. Basically a storage yatch someone buys to follow their main yatch. It can house all their toys (Jet skis, helicopters, etc.,) and staff so their MAIN yatch isn't cluttered.
78PvZ TIL: Homer Simpson guest starred on episode of L.A. Law in 1992
7XWr TIL the first animal to ask an existential question was from a parrot named Alex. He asked what color he was, and learned that it was “grey”