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TIL: The Hudson Hornet from Cars was a real car that dominated NASCAR

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QNX4a TIL: Some oil wells are drilled to a depth of 3 miles and the predictable total of U.S. oil production in 1944 was 1,601,2500,000 barrels.
nelBb TIL that 30 million live in caves in China
PeG TIL The fake flames on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney are so convincing that the Anaheim Fire Department requested that they be automatically turned off in case of fire so firefighters can fight the real blaze and not waste time battling artificial ones.
pYZa4 TIL that referencing the movie TOPGUN or its sequel while at training at the school incurs an immediate $5 fine for all personnel because it is seen as conflicting with the institute's atmosphere of professionalism.
b8l9 TIL that the United States has more people of Norwegian descent than Norway.