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TIL there have been 30 different Batman logos since 1940

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ep086 TIL that the new Rolls-Royce Ghost soundproofing was so overengineered that occupants in the car found the near-total silence disorienting, and some felt sick. Acoustic engineers had to go back and work on "harmonizing" various sounds in the car to add a continuous soft whisper.
9OAD TIL a European hare can run at 37 body lengths per second, whereas a cheetah can only run 23.
GYO1j TIL Researchers have discovered what appear to be the remnants of red blood cells and collagen structures in 75 million-year-old dinosaur fossils.
Z8nLo TIL about a Confederate sabotage device called a coal torpedo, which was a bomb designed to look like a lump of coal and meant to cause a steam ship's boiler to explode
wLr0E TIL that AstroTurf was originally called ChemGrass and was renamed after the Astrodome in Houston which was the first major sports venue to install artificial turf.