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TIL that President Lyndon B. Johnson owned an amphibious car which he would use to prank his guests by driving into a lake while screaming about brake failure

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1v1P TIL Google sent a lone employee to map an entire abandoned Japanese island, which was once the most densely-populated place on Earth
pmrO TIL that KY jelly has been one of most important ingredient in Alien based movies to simulate effect of alien saliva in movies like Predator and Aliens
QNkme TIL that Ford invented a technique to rust protect cars in 1957, but for 30 years did not use it while granting its use to their competitors. This lead to their cars rusting badly. The reason: Ford was controlled by finance managers, who refused to upgrade factories since the cars sold regardless.
BgX0y TIL that the modern all-star game spectacle the "Homerun Derby" began as an early days weekly TV show where the best players of the day would compete with many hundreds of dollars at stake.
xVAj7 TIL of the Great Flood of 1862, which created a 300 mile long sea in California's Central Valley