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TIL the Brand name LEXUS by Toyota is actually a combination of words, "Luxury EXports to the US". The US Market was one of the primary reason for the brand's creation

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GY4GQ TIL of the "Gimli Glider", Air Canada Flight 143, a Canadian scheduled domestic passenger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out of fuel on July 23, 1983, at an altitude of 41,000 feet, midway through the flight. Successfully landed with 0 casualties.
4XNgN TIL that because Pluto’s orbit is so elliptical, it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune for 20 years every 248 years
ny4G TIL we typically do not start to think of foods as “too sweet” until our bone growth stops. Younger children have virtually no limit to the amount of sugar they find palatable.
5Y0RD TIL That the way to tell the difference between a blackberry and a black raspberry is whether or not the stem sticks to the fruit or the root system when plucked!
v1a5K TIL Many states legally require employers to give employees time off to vote.