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TIL the McLaren F1 is so valuable now, that it is essentially impossible for one to be "written off" by an insurance company, since the repair costs will always be less than the value of the car. Furthermore, McLaren will fully repair a crashed F1, no matter how substantial the damage.

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a8G19 TIL In 2009, a Chinese man jumped into a panda enclosure to retrieve his son's toy. As the panda came rushing at him, he attempted to escape. However, bystanders urged him to stand his ground, thinking the panda was harmless. The panda bit the man on both legs, resulting in a lot of blood loss.
v1rD8 TIL: The disorder that causes “smooth brain” is called Lissencephaly. Males are more likely to inherit the disease and are more severely effected. Females who inherit the disease may have mild symptoms, or even appear completely healthy with no symptoms.
wLAAW TIL the great argus is a species of pheasant from SE Asia. The male performs a very ostentatious mating ritual, sometimes humorously called "pick-a-card." Linnaeus named the bird owing to its intricate eye-like patterns on its wings, in reference to Argus, a 100-eyed character from Greek mythology.
BWKL TIL that from the top 100 history flying aces, 100 are germans.
OYPL TIL While being tasty, honey is also one of natures most effective aticeptics killing drug resistant bacteria in addition to most normal kinds. Honey also keeps its properties for thousands of years requiring only to be heated up and used as normal.