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TIL Ford created the iconic Jeep design

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wLBXW TIL The Irish word for spam email is turscar. Originally, the word was used to refer to dead seaweed that was washed up on the tide.
BgQMr TIL that quidditch from Harry Potter has been adapted into a real-life sport, in which the players use brooms, but run instead of flying
rPNe TIL that the alien language featured in Futurama was completely deciphered by fans only a few hours after the pilot episode finished airing
77jb TIL that Agatha Christie, G. K. Chesterton, and other British mystery writers formed the Detection Club. Members swore an oath to not use “Divine Revelation, Feminine Intuition, Mumbo Jumbo, Jiggery-Pokery, Coincidence, or Act of God” in stories. Founded in 1930, the club still exists.
M7X67 TIL using ultrasound technology, scientists can actually use whale songs to map out the ocean floor.