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TIL Starting in 2026, all new cars in the United States will be required to have technology to prevent drunk driving

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7rXDO TIL that the first ever Australian gold medalist at Olympic Winter Games won because his four rivals all collided and he skated alone past the finish line. He named his autobiography „Last Man Standing“.
5YMBD TIL the Italian container ship “Grande America”, carrying 2,000+ cars, sank after a fire broke out along with 4 Porsche 911 GT2 RS's, their fastest production model limited to 1,000 units. All 27 crew members were able to evacuate and Porsche restarted production to make 4 more to fill the orders
RP6Q TIL that the gene that was bred into tomatoes by commercial farmers to give them a uniform color had the unintended result of preventing internal sugar reactions that give tomatoes flavor. This mutation (and lack of flavor) has been bred into almost all commercial American tomatoes.
5VYOP TIL That in 1342, there was a flood so bad in Germany, that it changed the whole nutritional intake of the population, because the flood took away so much fertile ground people started to eat much more meat for the next few generations.
wO8M TIL: “ADT” Security Company employed serial killer Dennis Rader, who would disable the alarm systems he installed before proceeding to rape and murder the occupants.