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TIL That in addition to cars, Mitsubishi also produces rockets to launch satellites and probes for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA).

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OgD6 TIL that renowned neo-Nazi skinhead activist “Nicky Crane” had been secretly working as an amateur gay porn star whilst still a neo-Nazi activist…
GYP0Q TIL the Yersinia pestis bacteria is responsible for 3 plague pandemics in history. This included the Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death in the 14th century, and the Third Pandemic in the 19th and 20th century.
ymaw TIL there was a radio station in San Jose whose call letters were KOME. Their slogans included “Don’t touch that dial, it’s got KOME on it,” “You’ve got KOME… oozing out of your speakers,” and “Wake up with KOME in your ear.”
6Exol TIL that during the Middle Ages, reliance on naturalistic remedies and a lack of training caused midwives to have many unsuccessful deliveries, resulting in accusations of witchcraft - and when midwives used medicinal knowledge unknown to the general public, they were also accused of witchcraft
D1NXJ TILL during the Night of the Long Knives, the Nazis accidentally killed a music critic called Willi Schmid, when their intended target had been someone with a similar surname. A few days after his death, Rudolf Hess visited Willi’s widow and apologised for the mistake, and offered her a pension.