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TIL under the Geneva conventions Military surgeons are required to treat wounded enemy soldiers equal to allied troops

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grOk8 TIL that a dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company.
m1klp TIL: some states require a $5Million insurance policy to allow autonomous motor vehicle operation
8ae0G TIL Winston Churchill Avenue is the only road to get from Spain to Gibraltar, and drivers must pass straight through runway 09/27 at Gibraltar International Airport. Similar to a railroad crossing, the road is temporarily closed when airplanes are coming to land.
XQQr TIL, fungi has been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, but it is not known if fungus is a cause or consequence of the disease.
DOoe TIL there’s a pair of GPS shoes nicknamed the “No Place Like Home” shoes because they will point you in the direction of home if you click your heels three times.