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J58l TIL as far back as the 1930s drivers could buy an “analog GPS” unit featuring moving maps of your location, route and destination - “Thought to be the first automated car-mounted navigation device, the gadget was tied into the speedometer in order to pace travel progress.”
oBwvA TIL There was an agreement drafted 2006 that would alter the Electoral College to reflect a popular vote like system. It requires 51% of states to adopt it to be enacted and is currently at 36%.
lo14N TIL The Moon Is Bigger Than Pluto
j6AEn TIL a propulsion system travelling at light speed is possible with our current knowledge, but the amounts of energy required are too great for it to be feasible. A spacecraft with a 100m radius would need an amount of energy that is 100s of times Jupiter's mass just to maintain the speed of light.
6wp7 TIL that in some states there is a legal definition of being an idiot and that these people are not allowed to vote