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TIL NYC Transit sunk 2,500 retired subway cars along the eastern seaboard to create artificial reef habitats for marine life

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gMZDW TIL a man was found by police after he responded with "Polo" when an officer called out "Marco"
m11nx TIL that the Nazis made butter from coal
epa05 TIL that the Chevy Bolt has a 65kwh battery. This is equivalent to 2 gallons of gasoline at 35kwh per gallon. This shows the great energy density of gasoline and the incredible efficiency of electric motors. An electric car can go 300 miles while an ICE car can only go roughly 60 miles.
LkDPd TIL about shrinkflation, the practice of stealthily reducing a product's size while maintaining its price so that consumers may unknowingly pay the same for less. According to the UK’s Office of National Statistics, 2,529 supermarket products decreased in size or weight between 2012 and 2017.
J1O9Q TIL over 50% of the world's population is brown-eyed. Almost 75% of Icelanders have blue eyes.