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TIL that all of the rubber in a car tyre is one single molecule.

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pY8JQ TIL that modern diesel trains can move a ton of freight 492 miles on a single gallon of gas.
4XyJX TIL that Frank Dux made up his past life, including winning the "kumite", a secret gathering of the best warriors from different combat styles(and knowing the death touch), which then led to Bloodsport(he was the fight coordinator), launching JCVD's career and inspiring Mortal Kombat and the UFC.
JYA48 TIL that the first movie about the Titanic came out 29 days after the actual ship sank, starred a real life survivor who wore what she had on the night it sank in the production, and resulted in her suffering a mental breakdown shortly after its completion.
x6BD0 TIL about Roopkund also called Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake, it is widely known for the hundreds of human skeletons found at the edge of the lake. The human skeletal remains are visible at its bottom when the snow melts.
788oM TIL only one Egyptian pharaonic tomb has been discovered completely intact, that of Psusennes I (1047-1001 BC). Despite its fame and the quality of its artifacts, the tomb of Tutankhamun was robbed twice in antiquity.