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TIL: Umwelt, or the self-centered world of different organisms

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aObb TIL that long before it was home to silly relationship advice, Cosmopolitan published an exposé of the corruption of the United States Senate.
69njm TIL that the Lockheed Martin L-1011 Tristar was the most technologically advanced airplane at its release in 1972 & was able to complete a full cycle of flight without manual inputs from pilots. Despite this, only 250 Tristars were built & the project nearly bankrupt both Lockheed and Rolls Royce.
Oo7YR TIL Number 4 (四; accounting 肆; pinyin sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ). Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the "4": e.g., Nokia cell phones (there is no series beginning with a 4), Palm PDAs, Canon PowerShot
8eVwb TIL the Australian ute was invented in response to a farmer’s wife’s letter in 1932. A woman from Victoria, wrote to Ford Australia’s general manager during the Depression, asking for a vehicle that was comfortable for driving to church on Sunday yet practical for hauling pigs to market on Mondays.
5YeYk TIL an Applebee's Waitress in Colorado had her ID stolen on her night off. 2 weeks later while working, a woman orders a drink, and hands the waitress the waitresses stolen ID.