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TIL the PT Cruiser is considered the most unsafe car in recent years, so unsafe that warnings were actually issued about it.

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DJ1r TIL in Cuba, picking up hitchhikers is mandatory for government vehicles, if passenger space is available. Hitchhiking is encouraged, as there are few cars, and designated hitchhiking spots are used. Waiting riders are picked up on a first come first go basis.
Eg5x TIL that Usain Bolt runs just a little faster than an elephant but slower than a domestic cat.
ob9R TIL as of 2011, there are still ~170 trees in Hiroshima that survived the atomic bomb; they are called the ‘Hibakujumoku’
b9B54 TIL in 1993, a 5 year old set his house on fire, killing his 2 year old sister. The mother blamed Beavis and Butt-head for making fire seem "cool". As a result, MTV removed all references of fire from their past and future episodes (not the 2011 run) and rescheduled it for 10:30pm instead of 7:00pm
p87PQ TIL a bald eagle nest was found in Florida that was "6.1 meters deep, 2.9 meters wide, and weighed 2,722 kg (almost 3 tons)"