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TIL that during WWII, Volkswagen produced wood-burning cars called "Holzbrenner" due to fuel shortages. They ran on flammable gas produced by heating wood, not by burning it directly.

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5V1eR TIL archaeologists working in a 2,500 y.o. Chinese cemetery unearthed charred incense burners and burnt stones that tested high for cannabinol, which is released when THC is burned. "Unlike many wild varieties, the cannabis smoked at the site [...] was pretty potent stuff."
Y7QVB TIL about Helen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury. She was a powerful voice against the rise of fascism, a successful British politician, friend to Winston Churchill and the grandmother of actress Helena Bonham Carter.
kKRd TIL A few days before delivering the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln saw John Wilkes Booth perform as a villain in a play at Ford’s Theatre. Someone told Lincoln, “He almost seems to be reciting these lines to you.” To which Lincoln replied, “He does talk very sharp at me, doesn’t he?”
780a7 TIL In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense
wLXZM TIL the Berlin Wall is now gone for as long as it stood: 28 years