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TIL Lamborghini made tractors before super cars

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QB7L TIL Neil Armstrong had pieces of the propeller and wing of the Wright Brothers’ Wright Flyer in his pocket as he took mankind’s first steps on the moon.
J170B TIL the Domesday Book, the oldest public legal record in England, from a survey in 1086. Shires were visited by royal officers, who held a public inquiry in the shire court. The unit of inquiry was the Hundred (a Hundred was comprised of ten Tithes of ten households). (Wapentakes in east England).
OG8pL TIL about court dwarfs, who were owned and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and queens. They were made to stand right next to the king/queen during public appearances and ceremonies to make them look much larger and visually enhanced their powerful position.
Zp01Y TIL of the Broken-backed war theory. A form of conflict that could happen after a massive nuclear exchange. Assuming no side has been annihilated, one or all of the parties continue fighting entirely with munitions on hand at the start of the war.
x6KMb TIL officially Vietnam does not have a paramount leader. Instead, power is shared with 4 people: the president, the prime minister, the chair of the National Assembly, and the general secretary of the Communist Party