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TIL That in 2007, a group of college students drove the speed limit (55MPH) on I-285 and backed up traffic for miles.

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ao6o TIL Scottie from Mythbusters quit welding and became a dental hygenist
v1L07 TIL Adolf Hitler’s nephew, William Hitler, served int the US Navy during WWII and received a Purple Heart
ZpaMa TIL about India's tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.
b9kwa TIL Isaac Newton once inserted a large sewing needle "betwixt my eye and bone as neare to [the] backside of my eye as I could", to observe its effect on vision
R7Kx7 TIL about mate choice copying, a phenomenon in many animal species including humans where a potential mate is seen as more desirable if they've already been selected by another mate. It is more likely to occur when the current mate is seen as attractive and is also more prominent in women than men.