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TIL Most modern Fire Trucks and Engines don't have keys

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rRbVx TIL of Rinderpest: A virus seen in cows and other ungulates that's been totally eradicated throughout the entire world.
D1vKe TIL Jackass Flats: The aptly named test site for the world's first and only nuclear-powered rocket engines.
v0n4 TIL the cost of college textbooks in the US have risen more than 1,000 percent since 1977, even faster than tuition, health care costs and housing prices, all of which have risen faster than inflation.
XEBAr TIL NASCAR is Rooted in Prohibition Bootlegging
9YMvQ TIL zip ties are color-coded to show their intended use. Black zip ties are resistant to UV radiation and made for outdoor use, blue zip ties are metal-detectable and used in the food industry, red zip ties have high resistance and are used in electronics, and white zip ties are general indoor use.