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TIL that Formula 1 cars can theoretically drive upside down on a ceiling at high speed because they can generate more downforce than they weigh.

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6Y78 TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and a Nazi supporter, and used his company, money and influence to spread and legitimize antisemitic views. He blamed every national problem on Jews, from strikes to depressions, and received the “Grand Cross of the German Eagle” from the Nazis in 1938.
PYlnJ TIL The word "vanilla" has a root going back to Latin word "vagina," meaning "sheath," which describes the shape of vanilla pods.
M7YxB TIL the role of Pinky Carruthers in Buckaroo Banzai was played by Billy Vera, who wrote and sang the hit ballad "At This Moment"
OQaX TIL that when the KKK was founded the KKK consisted of a group of Southern whites Democrats who were targeting Republicans with violence because they knew that given the chance, the blacks would vote Republican.
VBKn4 TIL that India's name is based on Indus River which flows through Pakistan.