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TIL the engine on the BMW M5 is so quiet the company plays fake engine noises through the speakers to “remind” drivers of their car’s performance

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D1Drg TIL The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch made a peaceful procession through North Korea. Thousands of cheering people lined the 12-mile route through the capital, Pyongyang, waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the Beijing Olympics logo and chanting: "Welcome, welcome"
QBkM TIL chocolate magnate Milton Hershey launched a ‘Great Building Campaign’ during the Great Depression with the aim of employing more people. When he was told that a steam shovel being used on a project did the work of 40 men, he instructed his foreman: “Take them off. Hire 40 men.”
NDEb TIL that Paris is exclusively a twin city of Rome and vise versa. They have the motto “Only Paris is worthy of Rome; only Rome is worthy of Paris.”
7rBM TIL the movie that holds the record for most uses of the word “fuck” is “Fuck. ” The word is used between nine and ten times per minute for 93 minutes.
6Ewgl TIL Best Buy only sells music on vinyl, apparently.