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TIL Tesla Motors publicly releases their patents to encourage competition and the advancement of electric vehicle technology.

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9YDDp Today I learned, that our future is in space.
DQwlD TIL that theres an extreme sport in India called the wall/well of death. In this sport, they will drive their cars and bikes along the sides/walls of a large concrete cylindrical structure. In a circle while also taking tips from the crows at the top of the cylinder.
P1EmJ TIL a 15-foot high wave of beer once swept through the London streets, killing 8 people.
X6yX TIL that Hitler planned to rebuild Berlin after the war into a neo-roman cosmopolitan city. One state building, the Volkeshalle was to be so massive, that it could rain inside during events due to 150K peoples’ perspiration and breath.
5Yx4D TIL in May 2022 the 'asteroid 2009 JF 1' will approach the earth dangerously close so that it can be seen in the sky. The NASA program D.A.R.T. is going to distract it from its course. An unlikely collision would have the power of 15 nuclear bombs. Let us hope that this rock will never hit us