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TIL that in 2014, only 10 vehicles can be considered “American made.” Only three of those are made by American companies, the rest are Toyota and Honda.

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V1E0 TIL - It is not the shrapnel from a bomb that usually kills a disposal expert. It’s the shock wave. The sudden change in internal and external pressure causes the internal organs to explode. This is called “Blast Induced Barotrauma”. Bomb suits are nearly invulnerable to projectiles.
Wkg7A TIL that when Michael Jackson granted Weird Al Yankovic permission to do "Fat" (a parody of "Bad"), Jackson allowed him to use the same set built for his own "Badder" video from the Moonwalker film. Yankovic said that Jackson's support helped to gain approval from other artists he wanted to parody.
xVxvg TIL that for a while in the 2010s, you could rent the country of Liechtenstein on Airbnb for $70,000 a night. This included hanging out with the monarch, temporary currency, the ability to rename streets and a key to country.
9XEX TIL Tic tacs are almost pure sugar but due to their weight are allowed to be labeled as zero sugar per serving.
0rkL TIL that Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.