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TIL that the octane rating you see at the fuel pump isn't the percentage of octane in your fuel. It's simply a measure of its resistance to engine knock in comparison to the isooctane standard.

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OGAd4 TIL: that there was a researched conspiracy theory that JFK was accidently killed by the Secret Service when the SS chase car behind was forced to break, causing the SS agent in the car to fumble forward and muzzle check the president, accidently killing him.
8ZLV TIL the reason Saran Wrap sucks now is because the company that makes it decided to remove an environmentally harmful ingredient, despite knowing that it would hurt sales
xVEoB TIL in 2005, a woman falsely claimed she found a finger in her food at Wendy's. The fast food chain suffered an estimated US$21 million in lost business. She later revealed, she cooked the finger at her home and then drove it to the Wendy's restaurant in San Jose, where she dropped it into the food.
0a1M TIL that in Switzerland, one of the most neutral countries in the world, when you turn 20, you are required to undergo 18 weeks of mandatory military training.
KOQXG TIL: The population can hold a General Strike where all laborers stop working to show a complete lack of confidence in the government.