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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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x4jg TIL Sir Ian McKellen broke down and cried as a result of all the green screen acting required when filming ‘The Hobbit’
NpMe TIL the word “Oxymoron” is from the Ancient Greek words “sharp” and “dull” (smart and dumb) which makes the word “Oxymoron” an oxymoron itself.
5p0p TIL wheeltappers used to use long-handled hammers to physically tap the wheels of trains, determining from the ringing sound if they were cracked or not.
0dwM TIL that Lyndon B. Johnson enjoyed showing his penis, which he nicknamed “Jumbo,” to his colleagues at the US Capitol. On the floors of the house and senate, he was known to “extravagantly rummage away at his groin.”
bRgN TIL The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.”