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TIL that many trains have a "sanding system" that allows sand to be strewn onto the tracks in front of the wheels to increase traction during adverse weather.

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7V5b TIL that in a study done over 13 years and involving 15,000 doctors, it was demonstrated that taking a daily multivitamin actually does reduce your risk of getting cancer
RWb6 TIL over 5,000 Amish people travel each year to vacation in “Amish Las Vegas”. (Pinecraft, Florida) Use of cellphones and cameras is very common there, and almost everyone uses electricity in their rental homes.
9AAG TIL In 1965, Bob Dylan said that if he ever sold out to a commercial interest, it would be “ladies garments.” In 2007, he and his music appeared in a Victoria’s Secret commercial.
Meke8 TIL in one of Robin William’s last films, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, his character Henry stated that his tombstone would read "1951-2014”. Coincidentally, Robin Williams was born in 1951, and died in 2014.
Al1d TIL that over 90% of fetuses diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome in the UK are terminated.