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TIL in the 1920s Fiat had a 1/2 mile race track built on the roof of their factory

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4Xe4X TIL of a woman known as Patient S.M, who has no amygdala, which is the part of the brain responsible for fear. As a result she is unable to feel fear or read negative social cues, and doesn't understand personal space. The only time she ever felt fear is when a test was held replicating suffocation.
BgpL TIL that a species of bird known as the Shrike impales all of its prey so that it can return and feed whenever it wants.
D1MvD TIL the Seoul Subway has heated seats
vDJD TIL that Saddam Hussein wrote several novels, including a romance novel that was later turned into a 20-part television series and a musical
KOjwG TIL that the brand name Häagen-Dazs doesn't actually mean anything—it was just made up by American founder Reuben Mattus to sound Danish, though when pronounced it means roughly "garden toilet" in the language.