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TIL many trains in the UK still dump their shit directly on the tracks.

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nWaVB TIL that REO Speedwagon was a real automobile brand (1915)
mxg7O TIL that at the 59th Academy Awards, the award for Best Sound was presented by Marlee Matlin, who would later that night become the first deaf actor to ever win an Oscar
kLN5 TIL when a 7ft NBA player named Reggie Harding attempted to rob a Detroit gas station with a mask, the attendant said “I know it’s you, Reggie.”, to which he replied “No, man, it ain’t me”
GAvgE TIL 1/3 of US ambassadors are untrained in diplomacy, and have simply bought their way into a prestigious post, as big donors.
lEYG TIL that if you donate your kidney without specifying a recipient, you can start a domino donation chain getting thousands of people new matching kidneys.