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TIL we've had electric cars since the late 1800s. Some early electric cars could go as fast as 25mph and lasted 50 miles without needing a recharge.

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7rw77 TIL the sunbittern, native to Central and South America, generally has a subdued brownish coloration while feeding. When alarmed, however, it displays its exceptional chestnut, black, and buff-yellow eyespots on the dorsal side of its wings and its colorful tail, which it uses in defensive displays.
rNGgy TIL there was a small campaign during the 1990 Oscar season to get Bart the bear, star of the film The Bear, a nomination for the Best Actor award. It was unsuccessful.
erM5 TIL: thanks to how large he’s become over the years - the Godzilla from the 2014 film would produce 12,921,400 gallons of urine per day.
Zxpo TIL that the only difference between a hurricane, cyclone and typhoon is where in the world they are.
QNM8a TIL: Of all the European royal crowns, only the British one actually sits on the head of a monarch. All other European monarchs, including even the Pope in his political capacity, have civil inaugurations rather than coronations.