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TIL of the exercise of 'death cleaning' - a Swedish concept where elderly people deliberately clear out and declutter their possessions so that nobody else has to do it once they're dead

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vA8D TIL that the ignition on all Porsches is located on the left side of the wheel. This is because back when Porsche was primarily a racing team, the drive could save a fraction of a second by starting the car with his left hand, while simultaneously switching the car into gear with his right hand.
Je1k TIL that according to Carrie Fisher, the golden bikini in Princess Leia’s slave costume was hard plastic that didn’t move with her body, so the other actors got an eyeful. She quipped “if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You’ll have to ask Boba Fett about that.”
JY1b4 TIL during the 2008 Beijing Olympics Michael Phelps was eating roughly ~12,000 calories a day.
nWjb7 TIL Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Saves Christmas et al.) & Vern were originally created by advertising company Carden & Cherry to promote various local and national brands. Due to the commercials popularity, an Ernest television show and ten movies were made, knowwhatimean?
Z8kav TIL that the Nixon administration gave moon rock samples to 135 countries, and 50 states as goodwill gifts during the Apollo missions.