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TIL There are 308 killed cars in Disney•Pixar's Cars 2

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0dbjA TIL that production of hankos - personal seals used by Japanese instead of signatures - is the main driving factor behind illegal trade of ivory to Japan
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7rRlp TIL tunnels are one of the safest places to be during earthquakes since they move with the soil, while structures above ground sway back and forth.
ydLp TIL The Mercenary Group “Blackwater” that changed its name to “Xe” to get away from media, is still around and now goes by the name “Academi”. They still have contracts with the U.S. in the middle east.
kWe7 TIL a former governor of Alaska proposed building a pipeline from Alaska to California, to pump fresh water, not oil.