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TIL: Loofahs don’t come from the sea. They’re gourds!

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0dgB1 TIL the name of Mitsubishi Pajero in South America and Spain is Mitsubishi Montero. This is because the term “pajero” is considered derogatory in Spanish, meaning “wanker”.
0wvv1 TIL that the real Top Gun School imposes a $5 fine to any staff member that quotes the movie
r0E1 TIL that a 1964 Olympic champion, Ewa Kłobukowska, failed the newly-introduced gender test before the European Cup in 1967 and was consequently banned from competing and stripped of her records; a year later, she gave birth to her first child.
vMMD TIL the Supreme Court ruled that Social Security is Not Yours despite your years of paying into it, that workers have no legally binding contractual rights to their Social Security benefits, and that those benefits can be cut or even eliminated at any time.
xwb1 TIL Two tablespoons of honey would be enough to fuel a bee’s entire flight around the world.