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TIL that in 1900, 38% of cars were electrically powered

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NXY4J TIL Baldur's Gate 3 is the first video game ever to win all five major Game of the Year awards (Golden Joystick, The Game, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, & British Academy Games).
9Y7QD TIL Humans are better at endurance running than any other animal on the planet
awNxo TIL that the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF, or the modern Japanese Navy) uses the same rising sun naval ensign that the Imperial Japanese Navy used before and during WWII.
grPvA TIL of Kermes dye, a Crimson pigment highly valued in the middle ages. It was obtained by grinding dried female Kermes scale insects that carried unhatched eggs within themselves. At the peak of it's popularity, Kermes dye surpassed Tyrian purple as a symbol of status and wealth.
V1om TIL the pineapple plant only produces one fruit per plant and then dies.