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TIL Cucumbers was for a while commonly known as "cowcumbers". As they were seen as only good for animal fodder.

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jN54n TIL Joe Walsh's Maserati 5000 GT couldn't do 185 (closer to 170) mph, but the top speedometer marking is 300 kph (186 mph). It was impounded by Austrailian authorities after being inspected for the presence of asbestos. Also, each 5000 GT had a custom body so each one is unique. Links in comments.
dw7j TIL that during the Civil War, JP Morgan founder bought five thousand rifles for $3.50 each from an army arsenal, and sold them to a general in the field for $22 each
VMm6m TIL the QWERTY keyboard layout was created in the early 1870s for typewriters. It was purposely designed to slow the user down so the typewriter keys wouldn't jam. 150 years later, we are still using the same keyboard design even though we don't have to worry about keys jamming.
Y7egv TIL that ABBA is a Swedish pop band with male and female members, and not a Swedish female pop singer.
LQy6Q TIL about Yi Seok, a pretender to the Korean throne and a grandson of the last Emporer. He advocates for a Korean constitutional monarchy and teaches history at Jeonju University