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TIL When Stalin’s son attempted suicide by shooting himself, Stalin’s response to finding out he would survive was “He cant even shoot straight”.

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kODQB TIL Los Angeles is the first major city in the world to synchronize all its traffic lights. Nearly 4,400 lights across 469 miles receive real-time updates about traffic flow to make second-by-second adjustments. The system limits congestion by up to 16% while also dramatically reducing idling time.
78wxP TIL that eating nuts improves your sperm count and quality
XEL8X TIL Bananas and Tomatoes are technically berries whilst Strawberries and Raspberries are not. This is because the technical classification of a berry is any fruit derived from a single flower with one ovary, and both raspberries and strawberries stem from flowers with more than one ovary.
oRRor TIL that an average wind turbine produces enough energy to power 940 average U.S. homes
kOw7E TIL there's a Japanese photographer spending his life shooting women’s thighs