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TIL Plymouth spent $10,000 developing the horn of the 1968 Roadrunner so the car could sound like it’s namesake cartoon character

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kJ6E7 TIL In Kenya, a number of cases have been reported in the 2010s of thieves selling transformer oil, stolen from transformers, to the operators of roadside food stalls for use in deep frying. When used for frying, it is reported that transformer oil lasts much longer than regular cooking oil.
Y7R8A TIL : Cockroach milk exists
GY06E TIL about Trasmoz, a town in Spain that was excommunicated for witchcraft in the 13th century, with Pope Julius II also cursing the village in 1511. Neither the excommunication or curse have been lifted. Every June, during the Feria de Brujeria festival, one person is named as 'Witch of the Year'.
PBKO TIL that in Fallout: New Vegas, different characters will pronounce “Caesar” differently, depending on rank and respect for the character; while the average NPC pronounces it “See-Zur,” Legionaires will pronounce it “Kai-Sarr,” the traditional Latin pronunciation.
BgMEe TIL how a centuries old inscription on a boulder was deciphered by a contest.