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TIL there are about 1000 train derailments per year in the US. Almost 3 per day

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NXL8e TIL Levi Hutchins created America's first mechanical alarm clock in 1787 because he wanted to get up at 4am every day. So his device was only set to that desired time and it was another 60 years before Antoine Redier made one that was able to be adjusted to a time other than 4am.
GYlkj TIL of the Name Of The Year award, a yearly prize given to the person with the most unique name, as voted for by the public. Current holder is Jimbob Ghostkeeper from Canada.
n5p9 TIL tooth enamel (5) is harder then steel (4-4.5) on the Moh’s scale of hardness
y8nM TIL that there are other photos of the Tiananmen Square tank man, showing the true size of the forces he stood up to as well as others fleeing in the foreground as he approaches the tanks.
KYvB TIL That there’s a perfectly preserved village in Scotland that’s older than the Egyptian pyramids.