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TIL that Australia is the only continent where archery was not developed independently

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mxOXP Today I learned that US universities protected students from the draft during the Vietnam war by awarding higher grades. It's believed that this kicked off grade inflation in the 60s.
0wVd1 TIL The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' was the most expensive single produced at that time. It was inspired by Brian Wilson's mother telling him dogs could tell if a person was good or bad based on their vibrations. Wilson considered the song to be "his whole life performance in one track".
p48G TIL KitchenAid has moved manufacturing of hand mixers from China back to the USA
nWVJP TIL a car feature known as limp mode can activate when a car's computer detects an issue that could damage the engine or transmission. The computer can then limit the throttle and RPM and can put the car into a fixed gear - usually second or third - to limit how fast the car can drive.
yQ7QM TIL the Air Force recently invented underwear for fighter pilots that automatically detects urine and flushes it into a sack where it freezes the urine for disposal after the flight, solving a major problem of inflight peeing.