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TIL there are ferries designed to transport entire railcars. Train Ferries allow for passenger and freight trains to directly roll on/off the ship from rails.

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4Rro TIL 15 Years ago today, Fernando Tatis made history as the only MLB Player to ever hit 2 Grand Slams in the same inning.
6bBw TIL When France set off its first nuclear weapon, it made it more powerful than all the other nation’s first weapons combined. Then set it off in a remote part of Algeria. While they were at war with each other.
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