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TIL that (No man's land) is an area of land along the border between Egypt and Sudan, which is uninhabited and claimed by neither country.

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NOLM TIL That a man who ran a Chevy dealership by himself for 50 years had some 500 cars in storage from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that just sat, one of which had just over 1 mile on the odometer. They sold most of the cars for $2.8m at auction.
l7n7K TIL that the octane rating you see at the fuel pump isn't the percentage of octane in your fuel. It's simply a measure of its resistance to engine knock in comparison to the isooctane standard.
4Xkbg TIL: That the British singer James Blunt famous for his songs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover" prevented WW3 during the Kosovo War in 1999 by disobeying direct orders to attack the Russian army. He was an officer at the head of 30,000 NATO troops.
gr1MX Today I learned many of the most popular pop songs, from the last 50 years use the same four cords.
69Y5J TIL: about a concept called Traffic calming - a set of design strategies and measures used to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety on streets.