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TIL that FEMA uses Waffle Houses being open as an indicator of how bad a natural disaster is.

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x6LxD TIL the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers a whopping 44% of the world's mail
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NP0E TIL Amish Mafia on Discovery is completely fake (as opposed to just being kinda fake) [snopes]
kJYyW TIL Pumpkin toadlets (Brachycephalus) are a species of frog that can jump but then go limp, spin, and fail at landing. Purportedly their semicircle ear canals have evolved to be too small to accurately detect angular acceleration while they’re airborne.
grOGD TIL about the Schienenzeppelin, a train powered by a rear-mounted propeller similar to a helicopter, capable of reaching 140 km/h (87 mph). Designed in 1930s Germany, it was intended to be a futuristic mode of transportation but never entered service due to technical issues and WWII