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TIL Every car made after 2002 has an “Emergency Release” cable inside the trunk in case of kidnapping.

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e6G6 TIL that Galileo was placed under house arrest by The Holy Office until his death in 1642 for defending his views about the Earth not being the center of the universe. The Vatican formally acknowledged they were wrong and Galileo was right in 1992.
nekgo TIL That the American flags at Disneyland don't have 50 stars and 13 stripes. Therefore they are not classified as true American flags and do not need to be lowered or lit every night.
8mvG TIL that skyrocketing college tuition prices began in 2005, when Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, that made it essentially impossible to discharge or declare bankruptcy on federal or private student loans.
kJ07B TIL there are only 14 countries with an obesity rate higher than U.S.A, and all of them are tiny island nations in the Pacific or Caribbean (with the exception of Kuwait).
BgROW TIL about the Great Plains Shelterbelt, which called for planting trees From Canada to Texas to prevent wind erosion. It was one of the largest environmental efforts undertaken by the US Govt.,by 1942, 220 million trees had been planted covering 18,600 square miles.