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TIL: 271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book

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4ka4X TIL that the Equus genus, which includes horses, asses and zebras, originated in North America and only emigrated to Eurasia and Africa about 2 million years ago
p8kE4 TIL: Runaway truck ramp are long, sand- or gravel-filled lanes connected to a steep downhill grade section of a main road, so large trucks or buses can stop safely, when they have brake problems, through kinetic energy.
a8nWo TIL about HNoMS Pol III. With 1 cannon and 2 machine guns, this Norwegian PT boat attacked a Nazi invasion force made of 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 3 torpedo boats, and 8 minesweepers, rammed one of the torpedo boats, and launched flares to alert coastal defenses to the incoming invasion.
rNeAy TIL Airport noise complaints come from a small group of mostly the same individuals (page 53 of linked document)
QvrE TIL a group of soldiers ran the Boston Marathon wearing full uniforms and 40lb backpacks, when the bombing happened, they were there to help