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TIL Rosa Parks sued Outkast in a case that ended up going to the Supreme Court

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Z8vjY TIL Feral Pigs in Canada are burrowing and building ‘pigloos‘ to survive the winter
0yrv TIL of the Darien Gap, a thick rain forested area on the Pan-American highway that prevents people from truly driving across North and South America.
7reWx TIL that Billy Joel never sells front row seats in order to see the real fans right in front of him. He gives them away to random people in the cheap seats so that front row isn't always just wealthy people.
p8rdA TIL about 1/3 of new cars no longer come with a spare tire. While some have run-flat tires, having no spare tires decreases weight and increases fuel economy.... and also quietly saves car companies millions of dollars a year
NXMnb TIL The internal GPS of a specialized tracking mount for solar astronomy takes two minutes for its sun-sensor to detect the sun. It can also model the sun's position if it goes behind a cloud