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TIL in Equador, ambulances have the ability to take over car radios to warm drivers. This has resulted in a 40% reduction in response times

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mxpoP TIL One of the founders of Starbucks returned a priceless collection of Chinese coins owned by his grandfather and donated it to the Shanghai Mint Museum in 2010. Its earliest piece is a coin mold dating back to 200 B.C., during the reign of Qin Shihuang
QNXY9 TIL There were a lot of animals on the Titanic when it set sail, including 12 dogs. Three of them survived the disastrous maiden voyage - two Pomeranians and a Pekingese.
mYGv TIL that in 1972 a radio was designed that ‘sneezed’ every 6 months in order to protect the microprocessors from dust.
yQyAp TIL The religiously unaffiliated now make up almost a quarter of the US population.
D1Gxp TIL 70% of all Americans have an affair during marriage.