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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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W7Vno TIL about William Knibb an abolitionist Jamaican missionary who held a funeral for slavery with the words:"The Monster is dead!"
N7P6b TIL one of the highest paid jobs in the country is a Harbor Pilot, where they specialize in piloting large cargo ships into shipping ports with precision; they can earn over $400,000 a year
jN8ZN TIL group of doctors in the US were developing a technique to buy time in treating lethal wounds by inducing the person into a state of hibernation. The procedure included replacing part of the patients blood with chilled saline solution.
kO1Ve TIL that when the 24-7-365 restaurant Denny’s decided to close for Christmas in 1988 many stores realized that they didn’t have any keys, or even locks, since they never used them. 700 of the 1221 restaurants needed to get new locks installed for the holiday.
QJllL TIL that when some Hawaiians stole a cutter vessel from James Cook, he kidnapped one of their chiefs, expecting them to submit like the many other tribes he had encountered. The Hawaiians proceeded to kill Cook and 4 of his men.