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TIL that Cleveland has an entire abandoned subway system with four stations that has never, ever been used (see the end of this post)

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RNRw TIL the United States Postal Service effectively “owns” the inside of your mailbox, and can issue fines for unauthorized use of it - including the personal delivery of typically mailed items.
9Y5WQ TIL when Consumer Reports tested a Renault 12 in 1972, the car had 34 defects, including a connecting rod breaking through the engine block, loosened flywheel bolts and the windshield wiper motor burning. The best car in the comparison, Toyota Corolla, had only 9 defects.
pd6b TIL that because Han Solo says “I’ll see you in Hell” in Empire Strikes Back, there’s an entire mythology for what Hell is in the Star Wars universe.
kO165 TIL about the Allais effect, which is an unexplained increase in gravity during solar eclipses
1pXO TIL one of Australia’s deadliest creatures is a damn SNAIL