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TIL Samoa skipped December 31, 2011

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neBvd TIL that the reason the US offers a lower max octane rating fuel (91AKI or 95RON) at petrol stations in some states, is due to the higher altitude, meaning that there is less available oxygen for combustion, and therefore a decreased chance of knocking with lower octane rated fuels.
mxZgp TIL During the 2015 active shooter at the Navy facility in Chattanooga, TN, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, one of four slain Marines, directed his junior troops to clear a nearby neighborhood park that was packed with children. They rounded up all of the children and hunkered down in a building nearby.
vPj4D TIL the Coffee Break was first utilized during WWII at a necktie factory in Colorado. Wigwam Weavers gave two coffee breaks a day to its workers so that the caffeine boost would increase productivity.
1aRWO TIL in December 1982, when Paul Allen was sick with cancer, he overheard Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discussing his lack of contributions and how to dilute his equity by offering stock options to other employees and shareholders. Allen confronted them and quit a little bit later.
9YONM TIL Cincinnati Built a Subway System 100 Years Ago–But Never Used It