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TIL light bulbs in the New York City subway system screw in "backwards" (i.e. with left-handed threads) so people won't steal them to use at home.

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AD55d TIL the last naval battle between battleships in history occurred in 1944
bN60 TIL Frank Welker is the original voice for the animated cartoon character Fred from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969) and 47 years later continues to voice him (and now Scooby) for the new cartoon adaptations.
Br96y TIL Team Bondi spent 7 years developing the video game "L.A. Noire" and then they got defunct in 2011 shortly after its release, with it being the only game they developed.
78mOL TIL most caffeinated soft drinks use synthetic caffeine, which is now mostly produced in Chinese factories
Zp4PG TIL that in ancient Greece, Pythagoreans, followers of Pythagoras's teachings, hated the number 17 because it separates 16 and 18, which uniquely form quadrilaterals with areas equal to their perimeters.