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TIL in North Korea the trucks are powered by burning wood.

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PYG9g TIL that the Mexico City Metro has a different logo/symbol representing all 195 of its stations.
DQX5v TIL Coal-fired power plants produce more radioactive waste than nuclear power plants
pAbA TIL that a lifeguard in South Florida was fired for saving someone who was drowning because the guy wasn’t technically in the lifeguard’s assigned area.
E1oPX TIL the famous quote "It's over 9000" from the Dragonball franchises was originally "It's over 8000" in both the Japanese manga and anime but was later changed in the dub version to better fit the mouth slap of the animation
M7N88 TIL DNA scientist James Watson's first interest was bird watching and he entered the University of Chicago at 15 under the gifted youngster program. He initially to become an ornithology curator but then he read Erwin Schrödinger's book: What is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell