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TIL that the Netherlands are getting glow in the dark roads in a few months!

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vP48 TIL that the military implemented the no facial hair rule during WWI to make sure gas masks fit air tight.
6EeJw TIL that the "German" soldiers that get murdered after surrendering in "Saving Private Ryan" were actually Czech and were saying “Please don’t shoot me! I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone! I am Czech!".
nWXQ7 TIL that internal combustion engines can run on wood. Using a device called a gasifier, the engine can run on the gasses produced when wood or charcoal burns.
Ypgyd TIL there's a festival in India and Nepal solely to thanking dogs for their loyalty and friendship.
wVrW TIL the first ever in-flight radio transmission was, “Roy, come and get this goddamn cat”