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TIL that the Chevrolet Suburban is the longest-used automobile nameplate in the world. It has been around since 1934

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yRGM TIL Sean Connery was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond
X09yQ TIL that "Tirpitz", a pig captured from the German Navy after a 1915 battle near Chile, became the mascot of HMS Glasgow. Awarded a fake Iron Cross for bravery, she was later auctioned to raise funds for charity.
69lAJ TIL Jeopardy airs on all 4 major broadcast networks and anywhere from 11am to 7:30pm, depending on where you are located.
yVopM TIL about pig toilets. "A pig toilet (sometimes called a "pig sty latrine") is a simple type of dry toilet consisting of an outhouse mounted over a pigsty, with a chute or hole connecting the two. The pigs consume the feces of the users of the toilet, as well as other food."
pkJA TIL in 1986 a truck carrying sulfuric acid crashed in Spain - the driver and his wife were found dead, but there was no sign of their son, apart from his shoes. Interpol has called it the ‘strangest missing person case in Europe’