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TIL that modern diesel trains can move a ton of freight 492 miles on a single gallon of gas.

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W1Y TIL Facebook has a software that scans user’s conversations/posts for criminal activity and flags it to be reviewed by employees.
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OG6p6 TIL that 'Off the Derech' is an expression used to describe a departure from a Jewish lifestyle. A 2013 survey on American Jews found that 52% of Jewish adults who were raised Orthodox, were no longer Orthodox.
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