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TIL Henry Ford made a car out of hemp that was 10X stronger than steel

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ADE6d TIL There was a military variant of the VW Beetle called the "Kübelwagen". Despite only being two wheel drive, it outperformed nearly every other vehicle during testing. Due to its flat belly, it would propel itself like a sled if the wheels sank into snow, mud, or sand.
W4xB TIL a study conducted by American University found that the Toyota Camry (78.5%) and the Honda Accord (76%) both contain more domestic content than the ‘American’ Chevrolet Camaro (68%)
x6A9w TIL USA firms profited by selling contaminated blood to UK
VB0wQ TIL that martial arts legend Sammo Hung had a show on CBS called Martial Law, making him the only East Asian to headline a primetime network series at the time
0wjpp TIL about Hoshizuna no Hama ('Star Sand Beach') on the Japanese island of Taketomi-jima, where the grains of sand are shaped like tiny stars. They're actually exoskeletons of tiny one-celled organisms called 'Baclogypsina sphaerulata'