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TIL that NASCAR drivers who weigh less than 180 lbs have to add weights to their cars.

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4DOJ TIL Amazon created an entirely new font called “Bookerly” specifically designed to be easy to read on Kindles and other digital screens.
OG0VY TIL that sharks don’t make sounds. Across 400-500 species, no one has ever found an organ even capable of producing sound.
k9rE TIL that in 1937, a gas leak in the basement at the local school in New London, Texas caused a massive explosion which killed almost 300 children and teachers, the deadliest school disaster in US history. Adolf Hitler even sent his condolences by telegram.
lop67 TIL of the Laconia Incident, in which a German U-Boat conducting rescue operations upon Allied troops was deliberately attacked by a US bomber.
goN4 TIL scientists in Boston have discovered that it may be possible to learn complex tasks, such as mastering Kung-Fu or the Piano, with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix.