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TIL a study of 1,892 Finish car owners found that though some luxury car owners were conscientious, men deemed "assholes" (less cooperative/less kind/less considerate) were more likely to drive high-status cars such as BMW. No connection between self-centered women & luxury car ownership was found.

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Wk6pd TIL Luciano Leggio, the former head of the Corleonesi Mafia clan, was first convicted at age 18 for stealing corn. As soon as he completed a six-month sentence, he murdered the man who had reported him to the police.
8kAa TIL the tv show “How It’s Made” has covered the manufacturing process for over 1200 different various items since 2001.
W7R1N TIL in 2001, a baby bear, lion, and tiger were rescued from a drug dealers house in Atlanta. They had bonded as a trio and remained friends for over 15 years. Usually as animals grow older, they grow apart from other species, but these three remained close and even lived in the same habitat.
DKoj TIL The day the Deepwater Horizon rig accident occurred, BP executives where onboard doing a safety campaign tour to congratulate the staff for 7 years of operations without mayor incidents.
rRjre TIL: The reason we have knee caps and not elbow caps is because knees are under a lot of stress from walking upright, and the kneecap is there to help maintain the knee’s movement and ability to flex in the correct manner