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TIL The characters in Pixar's Cars were modeled in CAD software, as with real cars, before imported into other 3D software for animation

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78WbZ TIL there is actually no difference at all between Slurpees and Icees. They're made by the Icee Company and the exact same drink rebranded.
pYOyp TIL Japanese yen banknotes are produced from plants that grow in Nepal, making the Himalayan paper bush one of Nepal's important exports.
pYlrb TIL McDonald's ended sales of nuggets in Japan after someone found a piece of vinyl in a nugget
OoMDg TIL that a University of Clemson student conducted an experiment in identifying ways to help turtles successfully cross roads. He placed a fake turtle in a road to observe driver behavior and disturbingly found that six percent of people deliberately went out of their way to hit the turtle.
N7e4e TIL while his opponent traveled all over the country campaigning, McKinley won both the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections by staying at his home in Canton, Ohio and giving speeches off his front porch to whoever showed up to listen.