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TIL Honda fit was originally called Fitta but was later changed to Fit because Fitta literally meant CUNT in some markets

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4nJ5 TIL that beer brewing was officially introduced into the early Australian colony in a bid to reduce the level of drunkeness (mainly from rum)
p61A TIL that in Russia, some rich people hire “ambulance taxis” to beat Moscow’s traffic jams
W7J6X TIL Appenzell is a village, although it is considered a town, and the capital of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no administration belongs to and is administered by the districts of Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte.
Eg4Kd TIL Ben Ferencz is the last living prosecutor from the Nuremburg Trials and is 102 years old
R0Vj TIL The oft-cited statistic that 50% of marriages fail only applies to marriages before age 20. For older ages, it’s significantly lower, at 34% before age 23 and 14% before age 26.