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TIL Tortoise shells and tree resins are natural plastics

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v1067 TIL that George Francis Train organized the Union Pacific Railroad. He also traveled around the world in 80 days, which inspired the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days.
a1N0 TIL Richard Nixon’s 1960 presidential campaign song was called “Click with Dick”, and included the lyrics: “Come on and Click with Dick, he’s the one that none can lick, he’s a man of peace and reason, on the job in every season.”
oBon7 TIL In some cities, if you owe too many parking tickets, you'll get your windshield blocked by a device named the barnacle until you pay all outstanding tickets and they'll send you a code to remove the barnacle. It's possible in the 2020s, your city will adopt this and phase out wheel boots.
dDEJB TIL that saving $2k a year from age 19-26 would leave you with more money at 65 than if you invested the same amount from 27-65. At 10% a year average returns, the person who saved for seven years would have over $1M, while the person who saved for almost 40 years would have about $800k.
Xr5r TIL - School Buses Are Yellow because color yellow gets noticed faster than any other color. Studies have shown that humans notice the color yellow 1.24 times faster than another eye-catching color, red. Yellow is also particularly visible in the early morning and evening light.