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TIL Volvo renamed their Cream Yellow paint color "Faded Yellow" in Australia, because they knew the paint would eventually fade under the Australian sun due to the technology at the time.

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4k8xw TIL that Kuwait has no rivers or lakes in the entire country and almost completely relies on desalination for drinking water. There are currently more than six desalination plants in operation, and Kuwait was the first country in the world to use desalination to for large-scale domestic use.
ne6oG TIL Kaley Cuoco’s Penny did not appear in the original The Big Bang Theory pilot. The first pilot included two female lead characters - Katie, "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior" and Gilda, a scientist colleague and friend of the male characters.
LkNPp TIL That jogging becomes running at 6mph
nedyW TIL guru nanak promoted women equality in the 15th century.
dZK7 TIL that one of the main requirements during the design of the Honda Super Cub, the highest selling motor vehicle of all time, was that it must be able to be driven with one hand while carrying a tray of soba noodles in the other.