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TIL that some economists believe we are nearing "Peak Car", a new era where public transportation, ride-share programs, and alternative transportation will render personal vehicles obsolete.

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oyE8 TIL Pet Rock was so popular in the 70’s that the creator became a multimillionaire about 6 months after marketing it.
epOKJ TIL an elephant (Tarra) and a dog (Bella) had become close friends at a sanctuary in Tennessee. Unfortunately, one day Bella was killed by coyotes, and Tarra found her body and carried it a mile back to the barn where the staff were.
b6XnN TIL The Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, invited the Black community of San Francisco to settle there in 1858 and give them equal rights after they become British subjects
8A0V TIL in the Harry Potter universe, Hogwarts is located in Scotland, not England.
dPm7 TIL that Elon Musk was ousted as CEO of PayPal because he insisted on switching from Unix based infrastructure to Windows