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TIL that Spain still recognizes nobility titles in Mexico that were granted before its independence (some were granted after)

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7rNvp TIL that Apple made a console back in 1996 called the "Pippin" (a play on words imo - pippin is a type of apple) in co-operation with Bandai. Needless to say, only 42,000 were ever sold, mostly due to its price of $599, and was discontinued after only 1 year when good ol' Steve Jobs returned.
Z8X6B TIL Mars Inc (the confectionary company) employs two thirds of all veterinarians that graduate in America, and now owns two thirds of all corporate animal hospitals
Q1l6 TIL that China has mobile “execution vans” that drive around carrying out the death penalty. The government claims this is both more cost-effective and more humane than traditional methods. China executed at least 1,634 people in 2015.
71DZ TIL murderer and suspected serial killer Charles Davis raped and strangled his victims and left them on his ambulance route. He would phone in tips and then respond in his ambulance to retrieve the bodies.
X0Mv6 TIL the Phil Collins album No Jacket Required is named after an incident at a Chicago restaurant where Collins was denied admittance. Collins later appeared on TV denouncing the restaurant who in turn sent him a sport coat and an apology, saying he could come back wearing whatever he wanted.