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TIL When Toyota debuted its Lexus LS400 model, two drivers reported a minor issue and Toyota recalled every one of the 8000 cars sold. They sent a dealer to pick up the car and leave a loaner car free of charge. The car was returned repaired, washed, detailed, with a full tank of gas and a gift.

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6EoEW TIL The first streaming music service started in 1897. Users in New York could pick up their phones and connect to the Telharmonium, a central hub that would pipe music being played live by two musicians playing 24 hours a day.
ADXwa TIL that when tomatoes are stored in a refrigerator (or in an environment under 54° F) their flavor is impacted negatively
X0JZk TIL: That during the early part of the Bosnian War, the bobsleigh and luge track used for the 1984 Olympics was transformed into a field artillery position for Bosnian Serb guerillas, the men's alpine skiing venue was a Bosnian Serb military installation and the Zetra Ice Hall was reduced to rubble.
OGnRe TIL that giraffes used to be called "camelopards", because medieval Europeans once believed them to be mythical hybrid creatures that were born from the union of a leopard and a camel. As such, giraffes are still called "camelopards" in European heraldry.
kOYJe TIL that in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lightning struck in the field during a football (soccer) match. 11 people died, all of the same team. The players from the other team were left unharmed. The whole thing even led to accusations of cursing and witchcraft.