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TIL Hong Kong has one of the world’s most efficient subway systems with a 99.9% on-time rate and the entire system is manage via an AI.

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NOLM TIL That a man who ran a Chevy dealership by himself for 50 years had some 500 cars in storage from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that just sat, one of which had just over 1 mile on the odometer. They sold most of the cars for $2.8m at auction.
BY4W TIL college professors implement digital codes in their books to fight piracy. Requiring students to complete weekly assignments on online programs that are accessible only with the codes provided in the required text upon purchase. So students have to pay over of $100 just to submit homework.
d8YBj TIL the town of Larkhall, Scotland has such a deep hatred for the color green that a Subway had to paint the outside of its shop black, green traffic lights are frequently vandalized and broken, green phone boxes were painted blue, and green railings were repainted red, white, and blue.
r674 TIL Scientists had to purge Urban Dictionary’s data from IBM’s Watson’s memory because it learned to swear.
ykOv TIL a gin & tonic will glow under a black light because tonic contains quinines , which are black light reactive.