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TIL Ford uses ping pong balls to measure interior volume.

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5Ykr TIL that the ban on condoms in America due to anti-contraception laws (which lasted until 1972) led to high rates of STDs among US troops during WWI.
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.
W74ld TIL that French people only consume 200 less kcal per capita than Americans
Y7Vw7 TIL that when the clocks go back at the end of daylight saving time (today in some places) is the day with the fewest heart attacks since everyone has 1hr more of sleep. Correspondingly the day with the most heart attacks is when daylight saving starts in the spring
8aeXP TIL of the "Bucket of Crabs" mentality. It is best expressed as "if I can't have it, neither can you." This is because any crab could get out of the bucket, but they prevent each other from escaping instead of focusing on it.