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TIL Russia has a monument dedicated to lab rats

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yQ51V TIL that Ford did NOT actually base their decision about the Ford Pinto on their estimated legal costs of lawsuits. It is a myth that was given new life by Fight club.
YpWyr TIL that the word "amethyst" means "not drunk" because of an Ancient Greek belief that drinking from an amethyst cup would prevent intoxication.
jNVAv TIL that a single Canada Goose has between 20 and 25 thousand feathers. Just a fraction of an inch of this feather insulation can keep a bird's body temperature at 104 degrees, even in freezing weather.
YkGW TIL because of “Hollywood Accounting”, most movies (including blockbusters) have technically not turned a profit allowing Hollywood to not pay certain contributors.
4Y85 TIL the international data code for Switzerland is CH, which stands for Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for the country. Switzerland chose this code to avoid favouring any of their four official languages.