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TIL when Consumer Reports surveyed the reliability of 1975 cars, Volvo turned out to be the second-worst car brand, and behind all the Big Three US brands in reliability.

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Eoex TIL the winner of 1904 Olympic marathon hitched a ten mile ride in an auto. The 2nd place finisher attempted to boost his speed with brandy and rat poison. The 4th place finisher was sickened by bad apples and took a mid-race nap. The 9th place finisher was driven off the course by aggressive dogs.
v1NB8 TIL Poop coffee
AD187 TIL that the country with the highest number of millionaires immigrating is Australia - in 2018, Australia had a net inflow of 12000 millionaires (the USA had a net inflow of 10000, Canada had 4000, and Switzerland had 3000)
WNmY TIL slain American activist Rachel Corrie’s parents sued Israel for a symbolic one U.S. dollar in damages to make the point that their case was about justice for their daughter. In 2012, an Israeli court rejected their suit.
e0pLg TIL just 14 wolves released in Yellowstone changed the landscape and course of rivers by killing deer, which allowed vegetation and soil to be less eroded.