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TIL that the Chevy Bolt has a 65kwh battery. This is equivalent to 2 gallons of gasoline at 35kwh per gallon. This shows the great energy density of gasoline and the incredible efficiency of electric motors. An electric car can go 300 miles while an ICE car can only go roughly 60 miles.

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E1QA0 TIL some people have a gene mutation that makes them less likely to enjoy marijuana. Those with a variant FAAH gene are less anxious and are less inclined to like marijuana. They actually experience a decrease in happiness when smoking marijuana.
lZ0G TIL The pineapple “fruit” is not really a fruit but a mass of individual berries fused to the central stalk.
J17K4 TIL the Roman Republic practiced human sacrifice to win the Second Punic War, by burying people alive.
jDyX TIL of Castner’s Cutthroats, a platoon of Army scouts who served in the Aleutian Islands Campaign of WW2. The group was composed of trappers, hunters, miners and Native Alaskans. They seldom used ranks and never wore uniforms. In addition to recon missions, they fought in the bloody Battle of Attu.
rRy8y TIL 15% of the population of Hong Kong (500,000) died in an influenza pandemic in 1968