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TIL, against conventional rules of Latin grammar, Toyota declared that the plural of Prius is Prii. (pronounced PREE eye)

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5Kdr TIL to join The 300 Club, when the outside temperature at the South Pole is less than -73C (-100F), it’s traditional to get in a sauna at 93C (200F) and then run around the South Pole naked. Thus experiencing a 300 degree Fahrenheit temperature difference.