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A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory.

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oBmGW TIL that a 16th century clock maker built a 15 inch high automaton monk that walked and appeared to pray. It is still functioning, and is housed in the Smithsonian
P1xVZ TIL - Six weeks after it's debut, the Amazon Fire Phone's price was cut from $199 to 99 cents
GAZwJ TIL the Michelin guide (where the best restaurants are catalogued) was a marketing tool for the Michelin tire company. (I always thought the name was just coincidence.)
r9vW TIL a man drove a tank through the Berlin Wall to escape living in East Germany
DQBwJ TIL New Zealand sea lions move up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland, from beach to tall grasses, and into forests.