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TIL cup holders weren't built in cars until 1983

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GAP51 TIL about Klaus Barbie, a Nazi war criminal hiding in Bolivia after the war, was tricked into revealing his true identity during a fake interview by being asked a question in French, a language he wasn't supposed to understand.
dDj9 TIL there is a state highway in the U.S. that bans motor vehicles. M-185, a highway that encircles Mackinac Island, Michigan, allows only horse, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic. It experienced its only automobile accident when a fire truck hit an ambulance responding to an emergency.
M7mlb TIL of Ambo the fisherman, who has been friends for over 20 years with a wild crocodile named Rizka. Ambo once had to leave town for 2 years for work and the crocodile still remembered him.
N7rB8 TIL Disney had to change the name of the popular cartoon "Moana" in Italy, due to the possible confusion with the vintage Italian pornstar, Moana Pozzi.
Ype0Z TIL there is a small settlement in Africa called Singapore