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TIL since the mid 90's cars have a arrow on the fuel gauge that indicates which side of the car it's gas cap is on

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VBk6p TIL that the French mass media corporation Vivendi was originally founded in 1853 as a water company by an imperial decree from Emperor Napoleon III
waZ8 TIL in 1977 a urologist in New Jersey purchased Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis for $3,000 and stored it under his bed for 30 years until he died. His daughter inherited the penis.
ekZ4 TIL….about Richard McNair, a prisoner placed in the federal supermax facility in Colorado because he had previously escaped 3 times, including when he successfully mailed himself out of jail in a package.
poAN TIL the ‘ghost orchid’ has no leaves or stem, and is simply a system of roots when it is not flowering.
7rNmr TIL in November 1942, the Holy Cross Crusaders beat the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles had scheduled a presumptive victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but cancelled it after the loss. Therefore, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492 people.