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TIL it is illegal to run out of gas on the Autobahn

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WKZ9 TIL the Louvre was originally built as a fortress in 1190 to protect Paris from the Vikings
b9JaZ TIL A cow is not a cow until it has had at least one calf. Until then it is called a heifer.
5VJPR TIL that our voice has a considerable influence on how we are perceived by other people. A single spoken word is enough to obtain personality ratings that are highly consistent across independent listeners. Based on voice samples, AI can predict how a speaker tends to be perceived by other people.
JYdk4 TIL that in a study of people who believed they were sensitive to gluten, over 86% weren't
4k0Po TIL that Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a descendant of the House of Bonaparte, served in President Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet.