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TIL in Germany, drivers stuck in traffic on the Autobahn must leave an emergency lane in the middle of the road at all times. (Also Austria & Switzerland).

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N77M6 TIL: You’re not safe from spiders even in the water; There is a spider that hunts and lives under water. It traps air bubbles to breathe from while it dives for food.
p86Q4 TIL from 1911 to 1967 the United States Postal Savings System took deposits for consumers and gave up to 2.5% return on savings.
QNZ9M TIL the Gaesatae were a group of Gallic mercenary warriors who went into battle naked, both because of their great confidence and their desire not to get their clothes caught in the brambles. The sight of naked warriors was also intended to intimidate the enemy.
EggAo TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.
VM0xQ TIL when Richard Feynman was in the State Curriculum Commission of California, he found out that some members of the committee which was responsible for choosing which books are used in public education had given a rating to not only unfinished, but completely blank textbooks [Page 173]