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TIL CT scanners are being used to peek inside trading card packs without opening them to assess their value

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8vo8 TIL that in 1995 Kia was showing a range extended gas/electric (the Kev-4 concept car) with regenerative braking and solar powered air conditioner. It would drive on electricity alone for 117 miles. Its 880cc gas engine could stretch that farther. This was 15 years before the Chevy Volt.
aWLZ TIL The Highest Birthrate of twins in the world, is the town a Nazi scientist fled to after the war. His specific area of study, was twins.
ADPmx TIL That Analeigh Tipton, a main character in Crazy Stupid Love, was once sold to a Saudi Arabian prince as a sex slave by traffickers posing as modeling agents. She escaped the situation before the deal was finalized.
jv TIL In 2004, Maryland decided to impose a monthly fee of $2.50 on people who flush their toilets
ADK8l TIL when you hold in a fart you risk can cause diverticula, pouches in the wall of the colon, to form. These pockets can become infected leading to a condition called diverticulitis.