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TIL the USPS had plans to replace their fleet with EVs in response to the 1979 oil crisis. Their prototype had a range of 40 miles.

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vdWr TIL one penny and two pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of 20p; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 1p and 2p coins in order to settle a debt. (UK)
0wbvp TIL that Singapore’s street food is so good that some street vendors are awarded Michelin stars for their food!
0gJp TIL in 1998, when a teacher smelled a ‘gas-like’ odor in her classroom she soon developed headache, nausea, short breath, and dizziness. Hours later, 80 kids and 19 staff were in the ER. However, no illness or poison was found in anyone; it was believed to be a mass psychogenic delusional illness.
epR06 TIL that people in West Virginia have the same life expectancy as North Koreans
mVWY TIL over 300 people died in a supermarket fire because the owners shut the doors so people wouldn’t leave without paying.