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TIL freight trains running on street level in NYC killed 540 people on 10th ave by 1910, giving it the moniker "death avenue

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QNl5M TIL that the US is the world biggest porn producer.
yQ16w TIL the 1966 Camaro with a 140 hp, 3.8 liter I6 engine and three-speed manual transmission had a fuel consumption of 5.4 MPG or 43.6L/100 km.
QJo1p TIL of Cibella Borges, a female NYC cop who was fired from her job after it was revealed she posed for a nude magazine prior to becoming an officer. She was reinstated three years later and awarded $80,000 in backpay
16lK4 TIL There are two different generations of boomers
oJYA TIL that CDC has an actual “Zombie Plan” in place. It was started as a joke campaign, but actually evolved into real training and countermeasures because “if you’re well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack.”