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TIL that by making it legal for auto manufacturers to sell cars directly to consumers instead of going through franchised car dealerships, the average consumer would save $2,225 per car purchase.

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WkKL8 TIL about Saturn (alligator). It was hatched in Mississippi, lived in the Berlin Zoo during the war, was one of the 96 out of 16,000 animals to survive the war, and then proceeded to live in the Moscow Zoo until it died in 2020
JYkok TIL of Lynn Turner, who in 1995 her husband died after being sick with the flu. In 2001, her second husband died under remarkably similar circumstances, which aroused suspicions. After investigation, it was found that Lynn had murdered both her husbands by poisoning them with antifreeze.
8eNlb TIL about Barcelona's Calder Mercury Fountain, a creation by sculptor Alexander Calder. This fountain pumps pure mercury. Mercury poses serious health risks if touched or inhaled.