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TIL that there is no freight rail crossing of the Hudson River south of Albany, so any train travelling south from NYC must take a 280-mile detour or float across on barges

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e0K5g TIL of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2000+ year old Ancient Greek ‘analogue computer’ that tracks/predicts astronomical positions, keeps dates for early Olympic Games and more! It used bronze, toothed gears and had multiple, individually purposed faces... similar tech wasn’t developed for 1400 years!
PYW0V TIL the rate of alcohol consumption has drastically increased in the United States; between 2002 and 2013, overall drinking increased by 11 percent. The findings suggest "a public health crisis" - problems with alcohol increased by nearly 50 percent as well.
NXLV8 TIL That L Ron Hubbards Grandson is a renowned Slam Poet and activist against Scientology.
RK96 TIL Before CGI, Movie makers would create content by painting it on glass and integrating that with the live action shot. The endless warehouse in “Indiana Jones”, the tractor beam in the first “Star Wars”, and the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz” were all done using this technique.
Me1k0 TIL that if you wake up during surgery, chances are that you won't be able to tell the surgeon or move at all because paralytics are administered for many types of surgery