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TIL Motorboat Racing Has an International Governing Body

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9wQj7 TIL That in case of emergency in a railroad crossing, instead of dialing 911, we should first look out for a blue and white sign that has a phone number that will get you in touch with the railroad dispatcher, who can radio the engineers of nearby trains to immediately stop short of that crossing.
DkLP TIL there’s a penguin in Japan that wears a penguin backpack and goes into the market to eat fish
loMAB TIL That in 1614, historian Chimalpahin of Aztec decent, recorded that Spanish soldier Vizcaíno was stabbed by a Japanese Samurai in Acapulco, Mexico
Z8WeR TIL a googol is 10 raised to the hundredth power and a googolplex is 10 raised to the power of a googol.
D16XJ TIL even though the human brain only weighs 2% of an average persons body weight, it burns 20% of the calories you consume.