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TIL that there is a 7-slotted grill on all Jeeps, because it signifies the fact that the Jeep brand was the first manufacturer to have its vehicle driven on all seven continents.

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R5Br9 TIL that during James Cook’s first Pacific voyage, the crew brought a Polynesian navigator on board. He produced a chart of 130 islands he knew across a 2,000 mile radius, including 74 of their names and many of their distances, sizes, chiefs, and foods they produced.
OovMe Today I learned that Saudi high school social studies textbooks were withdrawn in 2017 over an image of Yoda sitting alongside King Faisal.
RKN7 TIL Google searches for ‘Tinder’ peak at 12.30am, 'porn’ at 1.30am and 'lonely’ at 2.30am
wLJZ6 TIL about Dr. Elena Bodnar who, in 2009, along with her team, invented a bra that can be converted into 2 face masks... She won the "Ig Noble prize for Public Health" for that.
W7RVY TIL whales can drown underwater