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TIL that a man spent 17 years building a Lamborghini from scratch in his basement and then smashed a hole in his house to get it out

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W7YGA TIL about the Justin Morgan horse, one of the foundational American horse breeds. The line originated with a prepotent horse named Figure, his genes were dominant in his offspring regardless of the mare. Popular as a cavalry horse during the Civil War, the breed was nearly killed off.
woAo1 TIL Romeo and Juliet takes place over the span of about 4-5 days.
wAao TIL that the most common phobia is the fear of public speaking.
j6AxN TIL 200,000 to 600,000 pets were estimated to have been left behind in the evacuations from hurricane Katrina, as people were not allowed to take pets with them and pets were not allowed in sheltering places.
meBo TIL Horror movie soundtracks sometimes include infrasound, which is sound below the range of human hearing. Even though we can’t hear it we can still feel it and infrasound has been shown to induce anxiety, heart palpitations, and shivering.