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TIL that Tesla vehicles have a "biodefense" mode that is helping people during wildfires.

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7rZVO TIL Jeff Bezos' wealth is so massive that to him, spending $88,000 is similar to an average American spending $1.
l7nx5 TIL that Zambia produced a unique genre of rock music called Zamrock, inspired by James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and traditional African music. It faded out after the economic collapse of Zambia in the 80s.
697jJ TIL Fifty-seven percent of Afghan women marry before 16 years of age, 29% are forced into marriage to settle tribal conflicts, 84% are illiterate, and the average woman gives birth to eight children. Afghan women also have the highest prevalence of self-immolation in the world.
wLMZ1 TIL that Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves hit 4 home runs in a single game, but they still lost.
JDy4 TIL the Nazis developed experimental drug cocktail in which the Nazi doctors found that equipment-laden test subjects who had taken the drug could march 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) without resting