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TIL there’s an Immortality Drive on the I.S.S. that has the DNA sequence of Stephen Colbert

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lE9V TIL that the Chinese invented a 1-wheeled wheelbarrow in 200AD. One man could carry up to 6x the weight than if he were using a Western wheelbarrow. Some Chinese wheelbarrows were further improved by adding sails, turning them into 3rd-Century Wind-Powered Land-Ships
jKxM TIL the national speed limit was set at 55mph not for safety reasons, but to conserve fuel
16QMD TIL in 2016, an Oregon man essentially dissolved inside a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming after he accidentally fell into it.
Vy5G TIL that Rockstar Games hired a private investigator to locate the remaining relatives of one of the members of the Skatt Bros. in Utah in order to obtain license rights to the song “Walk The Night” for use in Grand Theft Auto IV
doP8 TIL that the actors who play Tara (The Walking Dead), Hyde (That 70’s Show), and Francis (Malcolm in the Middle) are all siblings and Scientologists