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TIL that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) provides free roadside assistance to motorists stranded on California highways. This includes a gallon of gas, jumpstart, radiator fluid, hose patch, and a free tow if needed.

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XEdyR TIL about Decimal Time. Implemented during the French Revolution, it was thought up to simplify time and better regulate work. Clocks/calendars were changed so that a week now had 10 days, a day had 10 hours, an hour had a 100 minutes, and a minute had a 1000 seconds.
jNg6E Til that Uruguay has the highest cow to human ratio of the world with a 3.59 ratio which is 12 million to 3.3 million approx
WkvaB TIL that one time Michael Jordan had to wear No. 12 because someone stole his jersey before the game
xVOk TIL that Ian Fleming’s last recorded words were an apology to the ambulance drivers for having inconvenienced them, saying “I am sorry to trouble you chaps. I don’t know how you get along so fast with the traffic on the roads these days.”
PrVJ TIL that the president of Poland awards a medal to couples that remain married for at least 50 years