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TIL in Germany on Sunday, trucks are not allowed to use the highways, unless they have a special permit or are delivering essential supplies

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KOmN9 TIL the tradition of spraying champagne after winning a championship was started by Dan Gurney (Team Ford) after the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race. A huge underdog, Gurney thought the "hard-fought victory needed something special" and spontaneously hosed down all gathered, including Henry Ford II
R0r4 TIL in 1963 Khrushchev was so moved from a JFK speech about world peace that he said “I want to make peace with that man”. 7 weeks later the the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed.
XEg48 TIL the Nicobar Pigeon is the closest living relative of the Do Do Bird.
GwwQ TIL Astronaut John Glenn and his wife have been married for 72 years. They are 94 and 95 respectively.
Z8EMo TIL rabbits eat their own poop for nutritional reasons