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TIL that the British English version of the word Sedan is Saloon

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XExxQ TIL about Tyke the elephant. She was abused by her trainers and ultimately snapped during a live circus in Honolulu, HI. She killed her trainer and was inevitably shot 87 times to death on the street after a horrific rampage in the City.
e0gEJ TIL a tomato is a fruit that is considered a vegetable!!!
7KJO TIL of the “Turnspit Dog” a now extinct dog that was short-legged, long-bodied and bred to run on a wheel that would turn meat over a fire. They were also used as foot warmers in church and Queen Victoria kept retired turnspit dogs as pets.
yVrrX TIL the largest and most expensive animatronic Disney developed, the Yeti in "Expedition Everest," is stuck in stationary mode as the cement supporting the Yeti isn't perfect and Disney doesn't want to risk the animatronic moving and falling on guests.
KYJWB TIL that the over the 4 days of the assassination and funeral of JFK, was the longest uninterrupted media coverage until September 11, 2001.