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TIL 80% of cars sold in Europe have manual transmissions but only 3% in the US

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Bggyb TIL we have a bone just beneath our jaw called the Hyoid bone. It's not found on anatomy skeletons because it is the only bone in the body that isn't attached to another bone.
ANRml TIL about the Kahina. An Amazigh (Berber) queen who ruled an independent kingdom in what is today Algeria. Caught between the Umayyad and Byzantine Empires, she opted to fight instead and died in battle sometime around 703 AD.
YBV7 TIL The CIA spent $15 million and 5 years developing a robotic kitty that they could use to spy on the Soviets. A few minutes after being released, the kitty was run over by a cab.
wXeJ TIL there are only two poisonous snakes: the Japanese grass snake and Common garter snake.
v7n8 TIL that The Simpons character “Edna Krabappel” was retired after Emmy Award-winning voice actress Marcia Wallace died in 2013. To acknowledged her death, the chalkboard in the opening sequence was changed to read a single “We’ll really miss you Mrs. K”