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TIL Mercedes Benz made a model specifically designed for driving schools in Germany

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8ebxZ TIL that the clitoris is like an iceberg in that only 10 percent of it is visible, the other 90 percent is internal.
XjRX TIL that Jack, a baboon operated the railway signals for a South African railway operator under supervision of his paraplegic owner. He was paid with half-bottle of beer each week and never made a mistake in nine years of employment.
JYk4m TIL nearly 1 in 4 people regret getting their tattoos. That translates to roughly 7.5 million people who regret it.
LEjm TIL the US Patent and Trademark Office has the ability to suppress patents that it deems a danger to national security. As of 2012, over 5300 patents have been suppressed and Congress wants to give the USPTO broader powers to limit inventions that could damage the economy.
nWypW TIL That James 1 of Scotland died was murdered after getting stuck in an escape tunnel he himself had blocked up three days earlier to prevent the loss of his tennis balls. As an avid player he often hit the balls out of the court and they would often be lost in the aforementioned sewer tunnel.