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

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neMkB TIL that some skeletons found of now extinct species of sloth suggest some varieties used to be as large as elephants. The Megatherium being one of them.
e0Dv6 TIL: After the conclusion of the First World War, the French government declared a "Zone Rouge" deemed unfit for human habitation.
eZOJ TIL that Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara built the R2-D2 in Star Wars Ep.1&2, and the Energizer Bunny
J1KrQ TIL that at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Puma paid Brazilian superstar Pelé, the equivalent of $2.85 million to delay the start of the match to tie his shoe. With the cameras panning to him and his shoe, Puma gained unprecedented global publicity which marked a turning point in their feud with Adidas.
Qw7X TIL rats like to be tickled. However their vocalizations in response that resemble laughter fall in a range between 20-100khz which is outside the range of human hearing.