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TIL vibrations of cars make people sleepier

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8OKb TIL The United States almost converted completely to the Metric System with the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Reluctance and the Reagan administration’s effort to reduce federal spending prevented it.
9wwKD TIL Major-General Charles George Gordon was a British Army officer who made his military reputation in China. He was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army" which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. The Emperor of China promoted Gordon to the rank of tidu.
w74W TIL there was a character as popular as a meme in World War II named Kilroy. The phrase “Kilroy was here” was graffitied by soldiers across the world during the war, and nobody knows who the real original Kilroy was.
dAl9 TIL Jean-Claude Van Damme’s first screen credit is listed as “Gay Karate Man”.
YpnWB TIL that before cola became widespread, hamburgers were typically served with coffee.