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TIL Bicycles are the most efficient machine ever made (98% efficiency)

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loJ9N TIL In 2013, a scientist injected human brain cells into a mouse brain, which improved the mouse's memory and ability to learn.
VkQB TIL that Canada has a more powerful military than North Korea
VBWmZ TIL half of Led Zeppelin played on Donovan's Sunshine Superman
DLLJ TIL: The 23¢ gender pay gap is the difference between average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It doesn’t account for differences in occupations, positions, education, job tenure or hours worked. When such relevant factors are considered, the gap narrows to the point of vanishing.
oWkL TIL sausages have the nickname “bangers” in Britain because during World War II rationing the sausages would be filled with so much water they would explode on the grill.