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TIL about the Cheerleader Effect which makes people look more attractive when in groups

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e0OG5 TIL Mount Rushmore was created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, & Lincoln were chosen to represent America's birth, growth, development, & preservation respectively. Mount Rushmore attracts more than 2 million visitors annually.
X0Xa8 TIL there are trams that survived the bombing of Hiroshima and are still in use today.
KOZ4R TIL that the dust storm that sets off the events in the film "The Martian" isn't plausible because the atmosphere on Mars is about 1% as dense as Earth's and the winds in the strongest Martian storms top out at about 60 miles per hour, unlikely to tip or rip apart major mechanical equipment.
4kBPo TIL that the longest traffic jam was 12 days long and stretched over 60 miles in China. Locals took advantage of stranded drivers and sold goods at highly inflated prices.
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