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TIL All giant pandas are owned by china irrespective of their birthplace

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yQZ5p TIL that pounds are abbreviated to "lbs" because it is derived from the ancient Roman unit of measure "libra pondo", meaning "a pound by weight". "Pounds" came from the "pondo" part while "lbs" is an abbreviation of the "libra" part.
PYMnV TIL that all thoroughbred horses are given the birth date of Jan. 1 regardless of when they were really born.
K80w TIL Jason Voorhees has been unmasked and featured a different looking face in nearly every Friday the 13th film
xVMw7 TIL in 2013 a Toyota Auris Hybrid was the first car in decades of testing to complete the Auto Motor und Sport 100k km long term reliability test without any defects outside normal wear items.
WX5o TIL Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a collectible. The package was an empty plastic shell with nothing inside, and was originally intended as an April Fool’s joke.