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TIL Over 3 million tons of asphalt pavement has been recycled and there is over 99% recycling rate for asphalt.

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OGYLR TIL In the month after media coverage of plane accidents, road traffic and road accidents in the U.S. increase. For every article published about a plane accident in a major news source, 1.3 additional road accidents happen the next month.
QgJ9 TIL Volvo will fly you to Sweden, put you up in a hotel, sell you a car cheaper than in the US, and ship it home for free when you buy a new Volvo.
4ARo TIL billionaire Tom Perkins spelled out a secret message using nautical code flags strung along the length of his enormous yacht. The message? “Rarely does one have the privilege of witnessing vulgar ostentation displayed upon such a scale.”
4kBEN TIL in 1945 Ireland's president and prime minister both offered official condolences to Germany upon the death of Hitler. They were the only Western European democracy to do so.
mrBO TIL Marge Simpson was originally intended to have rabbit ears hidden in her hair. You can see them on her sprite from The Simpsons arcade game.