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TIL India and Bangladesh are the only two countries in the world to follow the concept of MRP (Maximum retail price) that is the highest price that can be charged for a product. Shops cannot charge customers over the MRP.

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kOxm7 TIL about Patton's Prayer. During The Battle of the Bulge, clear weather was desperately needed to advance. He asked a chaplain to write him a suitable prayer. The chaplain complied, and the ensuing prayer was handed out to the troops. The weather cleared, and Patton gave the chaplain a Bronze Star.
8aQ7X TIL that Czechoslovakian car company, Tatra, sued Ferdinand Porsche for patent infringement, due to similarity in design between the VW Beetle and the Tatra V570. Hitler said he would "solve his problem," subsequently invading Czechoslovakia in 1938. The lawsuit was dropped soon after.
egmE TIL before the kale fad of 2013, Pizza Hut was one of the largest purchasers of kale. They used it ornamentally to decorate the salad bars.
x6KKg TIL in 2022, BMW offered subscriptions for customers in the U.K. that would enable them to use their car's heated front seats (£15 per month) or heated steering wheel (£10 per month).
b1m0 TIL of a species of Sea Cow over 10 times the size of Manatees that Europeans hunted to extinction in just 27 years