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TIL students in competitions to design fuel-efficient vehicles routinely design vehicles capable of travelling THOUSANDS of miles per gallon of gas.

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eVk5 TIL that Coca-Cola was sued over Vitaminwater being advertised as a “healthy alternative” to soda despite having 33g of sugar. Coca-Cola dismissed the suit claiming that “no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking Vitaminwater was a healthy beverage”.
VMl00 TIL that Peter the Great of Russia was 6'8" (203cm) in a time when the average Russian man was about 5'3" (163cm) tall
7rJa7 TIL that the Ocean sunfish (in french we call it: moonfish) is one of the heaviest known bony fishes in the world, weighing up to a ton, for an average length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft).
rKLe TIL Bearing a male child can alter a woman’s brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system, but it may also cause adverse effects.
grdv9 TIL that there are still 120,000 survivng WW2 vets in the US