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TIL that the Power Ranger Command center is actually a Jewish college.

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gM4pb TIL human decomposition begins 4 minutes after death, its called autolysis, or self-digestion. Blood circulation and respiration stop. Excess carbon dioxide causes an acidic environment, causing membranes in cells to rupture. Enzymes begin eating the cells from the inside out.
NQ5J TIL a couple bid $100 for an abandoned storage locker and found the original James Bond submarine car inside. Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk later purchased it for $920,000.
Bgmjx TIL that there is a Canadian Tory politician named John Tory
VbN4 TIL of the “Sisyphus Train,” a project currently underway in Nevada meant to recover surplus grid power that can’t be stored very easily. During the day, the excess power is used to drive the train up a hill. At night, the train rolls back down, generating it all back again.
XnjX TIL Subway actually accepted the Onion’s fake 9/11 remembrance coupon for two subs for $9.11.