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TIL that getting a Bugatti's oil changed costs over $20,000, or about as much as a new Toyota Camry.

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Z8Gw4 TIL: Soon after the iconic photograph of him was taken, Karl Marx had his beard and hair shaved
XE47P TIL the name Scotch Tape comes from a racial stereotype that Scottish people are cheap. When a painter was testing the product, he complained that the makers were “Scotch” with the amount adhesive on the tape.
JQLl TIL the general who opened Guantanamo prison now wants it to be closed
j6xBa TIL that In the 800 years since Genghis Khan’s death, no-one has found his tomb.
VMP9B TIL there’s a mountain in Switzerland called the Niesen (aka the Swiss Pyramid) that’s home to the world’s longest staircase. It’s only open one day a year for a race to the top. The fastest runners can ascend the 11,674 steps and 5400’ (1660m) in just under an hour.