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TIL that freight trains often illegally slow down Amtrak trains.

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R5089 TIL the only fatalities of WW2 in the continental US were from balloons. The Fu-Go balloon bomb is considered the first intercontinental weapon system.
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8RvZ TIL that over 50% of all NASA employees are dyslexic. They’re selected for their heightened spacial awareness and problem solving skills.
ldWB TIL that nearly all Japaneses school staff are trained to use a weapon called the Sasumata. It is a two pronged people catcher based off a medieval weapon of war that is used to immobilize intruders.
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