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TIL that Interstate 19 in Arizona is the only highway in the United States to post distances solely in kilometers.

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0dwEL TIL there is an audiobook of the CIA torture report narrarated by Academy Award winner Helen Mirren
XEnNr TIL about a Hungarian soldier named Paul Kern who stayed awake for 40 years after being shot in the head during World War I. Doctors encountering his condition were always skeptical, but Kern traveled far and wide, allowing anyone who wanted to examine him to do so. He died in 1955.
v1gjj TIL that the USA may not had To nuke Japan at WWII. They invest millions in Bat Bombs that are seriously effective but in the end they were not able to control their bat/bird bombs.
NX8EM TIL the brown bear has been recorded to consume the greatest variety of foods of any bear. This is illustrated in the US, as meat made up 51% of the average diet for Yellowstone grizzlies, while it only made up 11% of the diet for grizzlies from Glacier National Park a few hundred miles to the north
ppwN TIL:The video “Runaway” Train by Soul Asylum had different versions depending in what country it was shown. They each showed photos and videos of missing kids from the areas where it was shown. 26 kids from the video were eventually found.