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TIL a big part of the reason American cars are so large is because american fuel efficiency standards tie required fuel efficiency to car size

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R5Ll9 TIL Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was inspired to pursue law by "12 Angry Men" & immigrant Juror 11's reverent monologue on the US justice system -- but after becoming a judge, noted the jurors went far beyond the scope of reasonable doubt, which in real life would have led to a mistrial.
rNVE4 Today I learned Tim Gunn's dad was an FBI agent
GQLj TIL John Couch Adams calculated the existence of Neptune, using mathematics, before the planet was ever observed.
5rb8 TIL the Navajo extras in a 1964 classic John Ford western said crazy and ribald things on film in serious scenes because no one on set knew their language, including comments on other characters’ penis size and more.
vPYgr TIL that the US Capitol building due to it being constructed of granite would fail safety levels of radiation for a nuclear power plant if it was built today.