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TIL Tesla is the leading car manufacturer in Norway and total of 32% of cars are electric in Norway.

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awRMb TIL a man sued PepsiCo, alleging he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew can. PepsiCo's defense won by proving that a mouse would dissolve inside the soda in the days after being put in the can.
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