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TIL that BOSE once made an awesome suspension for vehicles that had the ability to jump over obstacles

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jNA7v TIL there is a service in Japan where you can rent middle aged men for ¥1000 (9$USD) an hour. The men, who have previous or current experience in a range of professions from engineers to marketing managers, meet up with their charges in person to offer everything from life advice to music lessons.
v1bKL TIL that it can take up to two years for a banana peel to decompose naturally.
GAlrQ TIL that in December 1942 during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ended all voluntary enlistment into the U.S. military by men aged 18 to 37 to provide for more efficient allocation of the nation’s manpower through the draft
e914 TIL when childhood friend, Amy Wadge, couldn’t afford to pay her mortgage, Ed Sheeran let her co-write “Thinking Out Loud,” so she could get paid for it. The song has been streamed more than half a billion times on Spotify alone, and it eventually went three times platinum in the UK.
e05Bb TIL that some countries (Russia, Norway, Eastern Europe) clap in rhythmic unison to express approval and enjoyment, as opposed to random clapping