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TIL You could buy an Electric Car with the same 100 mile range as a brand new Nissan Leaf over 100 years ago!

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OogX TIL that two men set three records for Scrabble in one game. Highest points by one player (830), most points in one game (1,320) and most points for a single word (365).
9YWnr TIL that Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS church, and his brother Hyrum were shot to death by an angry mob while in prison in Carthage, Illinois. After being shot in the face, Hyrum exclaimed “I’m a dead man, Joseph!” Then Joseph was shot while trying to escape out of a second story window.
BNRk TIL Full Metal Jacket was filmed entirely in England
L1Av TIL in South Korea, China, and Japan there is free internet access.
drAB TIL a group of unpaid volunteers travels around Detroit mowing and cleaning neglected parks. They call themselves “the mower gang”.