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TIL that, according to the Department of Energy, commuter rail only has about 10% better actual fuel economy than cars, and buses are the worst at more than 20% lower given its sparse ridership.

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0dOrj TIL that the Japanese word for wisdom teeth literally means "unknown to parents" because wisdom teeth generally erupt long after a person has gained independence and left their childhood home.
4XKxR TIL The speed of a hairy frogfish’s bite is the result of a vacuum in its mouth that can suck in its prey in just 1/6000th of a second. It’s so fast that even slow-motion video struggles to capture it. It has the fastest bite in the animal kingdom.
1lmW TIL that since some early spellcheckers didn’t have the word “cooperation” without the hyphen, there are various documents online from NATO, the EU, the UN, and other international orgs that use the word Cupertino instead. “The Cupertino with our Italian comrades proved to be very fruitful”
R7pKj TIL: Melbourne, Australia gave some of its trees email addresses so residents could report problems. Instead, the trees received love letters.
Q0eL TIL that it is illegal to share food with the homeless in Orlando, Florida.