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TIL Volvo will fly you and a friend to Sweden, with five-star hotel, and ship your Volvo to you; Volvo makes more money this way because you’ve ridden the car a mile and they’re technically selling you a “used” car.

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e09P6 TIL of Medieval Chinese "Biaoju" (Security Company). Founded by peasant fighters, ex-military men entering lucrative private sector, and even ex-bandits, they provided bodyguard/escort and detective services to clients (usually travelling merchants) for a fee. The last Biaoju closed in 1920.
wZw1 TIL that the bottles of alcohol in cartoons marked with ‘XXX’ isn’t just meaningless. 'XXX’ was used to be an indicator of the strength of beer by a brewery. One 'X’ was weakest, and three 'XXX’ the strongest.
VMVYp TIL The actor that played the Telletubby, Tinky Winky, died alone on a street in Liverpool from alcoholism at the age of 52.
xdo7 TIL In 2012, Jose Alvarenga, a Salvadorian fisherman, survived 438 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean. With no motor or GPS or food, he survived on raw turtle and fish, rainwater, turtle blood, and his own urine. He is believed to be the longest surviving castaway.
KY94G TIL that the universe's largest diamond is found on the white dwarf BPM 37093, which core crystallized turning it mostly into a diamond. The diamond is 10 billion trillion trillion carats, which made scientists give it the nickname Lucy after the iconic Beatles song " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".