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TIL BMW posted a video on how to use turn signals.

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M7KvW TIL the popular drink Yakult gets its name from the Esperanto word for yogurt, "jahurto"
65Gm TIL that two of the moons in our solar system (Ganymede & Titan) are actually larger than the planet Mercury.
d9Y8 TIL that the bacteria responsible for the bubonic plague, ‘Yersinia pestis’, spread to humans through fleas by inhibiting the flea’s blood feeding, causing the flea to regurgitate the infected blood into the host’s wound and go on an infectious biting spree in a futile attempt to feed itself.
14rW TIL that in 1980 the Supreme Court awarded the Sioux tribe 106 million dollars as compensation for land that was taken from them. The Sioux refused to accept the payment, and the money remains in the US Treasury to this day, accruing interest.
kOyRB TIL that the most successful predator in Africa is the African wild dog. If a pack targets a prey, there’s an 85% chance they’ll bring it down successfully