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TIL that vending machines are more likely to kill you than a shark attack

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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.
r1OW TIL that before the interstate highway system was established, it took a military convoy 62 days to cross the United States from coast to coast.
Mer47 TIL one way the Romans measured time was through Saeculum - the period of time from the moment an event occurred (for example the founding of a city) until the point in time that all people who were alive to see it happen were dead.
WPVB TIL The following number in the Fibonacci sequence can be used to estimate the conversion from miles to kilometers. 3 mi = 5 km, 5 mi = 8 km, 8 mi = 13 km, etc…
Z8kav TIL that the Nixon administration gave moon rock samples to 135 countries, and 50 states as goodwill gifts during the Apollo missions.