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TIL the Hungarians use a pair of jet engines mounted on a tank to extinguish oil fires

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9wQGX TIL San Francisco artists introduced the first parklet in 2005; parking space(s) temporarily converted to a park to provide enhanced amenities such as green space or seating.
6P8w TIL that the 1950’s Cadillac Eldorado had a mini bar in the glove compartment
78EPb TIL that every president, former or incumbent since Andrew Johnson, has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover. Hoover (1874-1964) started this streak with Johnson (1808-1875), and will continue this streak into the next presidency regardless of who wins.
lVQr TIL of ‘rat park’, a psychology experiment in which rats were offered drugs, and that proved that the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety, but connection.
JeAV TIL of Inky .. the Octopus that escaped from it’s tank in a New Zealand Aquarium, slid across the floor and into a 50 m drainpipe leading back to the ocean ..