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TIL that in 1940 the French car company Citroen was forced to make trucks for the Nazis. They modified the dipsticks so that not enough oil would be added and the engines would seize.

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Vxbm TIL - Empty skies after 9/11 caused a measured change in temps due to lack of jet contrails in the sky
ewmD TIL the “water boatman” is the loudest animal in the world, making 20 more decibels of noise than a freight train using only it’s penis
LwEQ TIL the saltiest food in America is PF Chang’s Hot & Sour Soup Bowl, with 8,000 mg of sodium it’s equal to 44 bags of Cool Ranch Doritos.
VMKZZ TIL Shrek was originally given a thick Canadian accent by actor Mike Meyers. However, after animation had begun and the dialogue almost finished, Meyers decided the character would be better portrayed with a Scottish accent. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million
dDYV9 TIL that the first wind turbine was introduced in 1887 by a Scot called James Blyth. He offered to power the street lights of the village of Marykirk, near Aberdeen, using his 33ft turbine – the villagers refused and called it “the work of the devil.”