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TIL passenger train car windows are subjected to ballistic testing involving a .22 fired at the window pannels

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gMno7 TIL that Robin Williams had a clause in his will that Disney isn’t allowed to use his voice for 25 years after his death for any sequels for Aladdin
X0X7E TIL that the Nazca Lines in Peru, massive geoglyphs created by the ancient Nazca civilization, were made by removing reddish pebbles to reveal the lighter ground beneath. Some of these lines are over 1,200 feet long and can only be fully appreciated from the air.
5Y6B TIL that stoplights are yellow 1 second for every 10 MPH of the posted speed limit.
ANmpg TIL the Eiffel Tοwer was a temporary gimmick for the 1889 World Fair that was never dismantled. Its sparkling lights were also supposed to be a gimmick to ring in New Year 2000, but have stayed on.
nWDOW TIL that Tom Hanks enjoyed Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genuis (2001). Hanks conceived the idea for an animated film adaptation of book, The Ant Bully, to Neutron's director, John A. Davis. This led to the 2006 film "The Ant Bully".