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TIL that Siemens manufactured 69 trains powered by Cummins engines.

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6EDBQ TIL nobody's done the intricate calculations to find the average distance between a human and a spider.
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
PYvLZ TIL prior to 2002, psilocybin mushrooms were widely available in Japan and were often sold in mail-order shops, online vendors and in head shops throughout Japan; according to Japan's Health Ministry narcotics division, prior to 2002, "You can find them anywhere."
joQM TIL the potato chip was believed to have originated in 1853 when a chef had his fried potatoes sent back by an annoyed customer multiple times because the potatoes were “too thick”. He was fed up, cut the potatoes razor thin, and put extra salt on them. The customer, to his surprise, loved it.
MenMK TIL the inventor of band aids made them because his wife cut and burned herself when see cooked