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TIL that nail polish is just car paint with ingredients added to make it less prone to cracking

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NKR1 TIL the Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.
Gv75 TIL the Japanese maglev bullet train, Shinkansen, sports a sterling record of zero fatalities over its 50 years of operations
LlNd TIL that Whole Foods has a very strict “zero tolerance” shoplifting policy. Even if you plead that you accidentally walked out with something and are willing to pay for it, you will be banned.
LQln9 TIL there used to exist a raised subway line along Third Avenue in Manhattan and ran beginning in 1878 but was phased out in the 1950s. It was a frequent backdrop for movies
6EE57 TIL that in many countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it both comes from the Champagne region of France, and is produced under the rules of the appellation.