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TIL A team of Sydney university students have cracked the secret algorithm used on Sydney’s public transport systems allowing them to print their own tickets

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JYBm TIL that the most decorated unit in US military history is the 442nd Infantry Regiment, which was made up mostly by Japanese-American volunteers during WWII.
gpk9 TIL Blue Raspberry was created for use in snow cones due to concerns over FD&C Red No. 2 dye; the research that deemed it safe had been sponsored by the companies producing the dye. The artificial flavor we know as raspberry was primarily created from banana, cherry, and pineapple esters (essences).
GAke7 TIL that a Steam Engine Train brought down a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 during WWII
l7x97 TIL Most “recycled” plastic ends up in landfills.
1aaRV TIL that under the Articles of Confederation, Canada was entitled to become a state and join the US. Any other former British colony would need the approval of at least nine states to become a state itself. (See Article XI)