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TIL that when Audi entered the Indian market, they had to create a new car horn to withstand the heavy use

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YpWLZ TIL that the ineffectiveness of using a screw driver on Ikea and other pre-assemble furniture comes from us using Phillips screw drivers instead of Pozidriv
p8KGO TIL In the mid-1800's Italy installed several British built 100-ton, 450mm black powder cannons on it's newest warships and in response the British bought several from the same manufacturer to install on the island of Malta. None of the guns were never used in any conflict and only two exist today.
X0K4k TIL of the Mishima incident. On 11/25/1970, Japanese writer Yukio Mishima and his militia entered a military base in Tokyo, took its commandant hostage, and tried to get the Japan Self-Defense Forces to restore national defense and the emperor divinity. After this failed, he committed seppuku.
7rlMb TIL - the "Existential Slap" is the experience a dying person has when they know, at a 'gut level' death is close.
VAn4 TIL Exactly 10 Years Ago, Iceland resumed whaling after a 14-year moratorium