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TIL Men are over 4 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women

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ADdrl TIL of CSX 8888, known as "crazy eights": A runaway train that ran uncontrolled through Ohio for two hours at up to 82 km/h. Police tried to stop it by shooting at a fuel cut-off switch and it was eventually stopped by a second locomotive chasing behind it so an engineer could jump aboard.
YpwYv TIL that approximately 25% of the United States' nuclear arsenal is protected by dolphins, and has been so since 2010
PjMe TIL Airlines legally have to give you up to $1,500 in cash AND a free flight to your destination when a flight is overbooked and you’re booted from your flight. By accepting the free miles or signing forms they give you you’re forfeiting your rights.
gr09A TIL there is actually a Lime Disease, not caused by deer ticks, but by exposure to lime juice and UV light
djbZ TIL that a Japanese construction company completed designs for a 2.5 Mile high skyscraper that can house upto 1 million people, just for some recognition.