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TIL: Nokia has made 6 of the top 20 selling cell phones of all time.

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9wMbr TIL that Skoda test their car horns 150,000 times for the European car market. For the Indian market the horns are tested 500,000 times due to the increased use of car horns in India. One study carried out at major intersections in Indian cities found that a horn sounds every three seconds.
MdR8 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt, under threat of a bully at a bar and with a gun pointed at him, is told to make the man a drink, to this he stands up and says ‘Well, if I’ve got to, I’ve got to,’ and throws a right hook, knocking the man down. The bully later left town on a train.
A70n TIL: There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free but you pay for time
9p97 TIL according the the Flag Code, the American Flag should never be used for advertisement purposes in any manner whatsoever.