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TIL that in 1990, Mobil Oil bought a BMW 3 series to test their new synthetic oil on. They drove it a million miles on a treadmill for four years.

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jN6VN It depends on who you are and where you live. Humans thrive in Kuwait City, where average highs top 110° for several months a year. But extended runs of hot days and warm nights do lead to spikes in mortality, and climatologists expect an increasing number of heat waves in years to come.
o5Xr TIL that standardized time wasn’t used until trains were invented.
LkmAZ TIL that JERK is the official term for the rate of acceleration.
JWNj TIL that multivitamins have been found to have “no overall benefit”. This is based on several meta-analyses, authoritative reviews, and expert panel reports.
x6EP7 TIL: The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) not only issues ratings to video games based on their content, but also enforces advertising guidelines adopted by the video game industry