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TIL Ford developed a nuclear-powered, steam-driven concept car in 1957

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j6J1n TIL that in medieval Japan, monks attempting to gain Nirvana would put themselves through 3000 days of eating nothing but tree byproducts, followed by drinking a tea that contains poison ivy, and eventually being buried while posing in a meditative state.
NXO4Q TIL supplicia canum ("punishment of the dogs") was an annual sacrifice of ancient Roman religion in which live dogs were suspended from a furca ("fork") or cross (crux) and paraded.
epOND TIL the 2024 Isle of Man TT motorcycle race was the first year since 1982 with zero fatalities. Since 1937, at least one rider has died each year the event has been held.
wa56 TIL the drink called “punch” has no relation to punching and instead comes from the Sanskrit for “five”, since it was made with five ingredients in India
QNaDE TIL: That human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. No matter how well you wash, nearly every nook and cranny of your body is covered in microscopic creatures. The greatest concentration of this microscopic life is in the dark murky depths of our oxygen-deprived bowels.