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TIL NASA chose Cape Canaveral as their launch site because it has a higher linear velocity than other sites in the US.

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8exr8 TIL driving certain vehicles on certain days in the Phillipines is banned. Depending on the number the licence plate ends with, determines which day that car is not allowed to be on public roads
9YrED TIL Caesar was actually pronounced “kai-sar” and is the origin of the German “Kaiser” and Russian “Czar”
e89k TIL: A Swiss man has a tattoo which sold for $205k and will be skinned from his back when he dies.
epVN6 TIL Seattle receives more sunlight than Tokyo, Milan, or Paris
P1ElO TIL Gas stations have a transactional cap of $75-$100 USD. Big rig truckers, RV'ers, large trucks, and even SUVs will often have to run multiple credit card swipes in order to top off the fuel tanks.