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TIL that Porsche sells no more than two identical Porsche 911s every year

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lo9MA TIL about the inhalant drug ‘Lança Perfume’, or ‘Loló’, sold largely in Brazil. Chloroform and/or Ether are main ingredients used in the drug, taken via small bottles or flasks. Popular with upper class students in the mid-late 20th Century, rock singer Rita Lee had a hit 1980 song named after it.
DkOV TIL that Anonymous chose the Guy Fawkes mask out of practicality and not for its meaning; it was the only mask readily available worldwide for their 2008 protest against Scientology.
yQ6pp TIL about Microsoft's legal dispute with high schooler Mike Rowe over the domain "mikerowesoft.com". The case eventually resulted in a settlement involving an all expenses paid trip to Microsoft Research Tech Fest and an Xbox with a selection of games.
0wNAy TIL We need to use a blanket at night to keep warm, as our bodies no longer thermoregulate.
kY7B TIL: That one UK citizen a week changes their middle name to “danger” via Deed Poll.