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TIL that the high rate of lesbians driving Subarus is not a coincidence, but rather the result of a strategic marketing campaign based around the outdoorsiness of the vehicle brand and the niche target market

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YbDB TIL of Mordechai Vanunu, who exposed Israel’s nuclear program in 1986. The Israeli gov’t then kidnapped him in Rome, held a secret trial, and jailed him for 18 years (11 in solitary). He’s famous as a whistleblower, but Israel calls him a traitor.
QJdjL TIL Under a 1961 alliance treaty, China is obligated to help North Korea if it is attacked. The Kim family is close to the influential faction of Jiang Zemin, the former CCP leader
AD68g TIL the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has the highest likelihood of being resold during the first year of ownership - nearly 1/8 of all C-Classes enter the used car market in less than a year.
696Lm TIL the Binary Millennium is only 14 years away - , January 19th 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC, apparently.
JYwBk TIL that singer R Kelly is illiterate