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TIL that the Hyundai Kona is sold as the Kauai in Portugal, as Kona (cona) is a derogatory term for vagina

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9wW5Q TIL manufacturers do not recommend cooking salmon in the dishwasher. An LG spokesperson stated there is a question of whether certain foods (like fish and eggs) will be heated well enough in it to kill pathogens like Salmonella and that the water temperature will not be as consistent as a stove.
vPwLr TIL Asian Fishing does not mean Asian people fishing
16XOW TIL in 1978 thieves broke into the Bank of New South Wales & used an electro-magnetic diamond-tipped drill to steal $1.7m from a safe. 25 detectives from 3 states failed to find them because they left "no clues, no mess, no trace." It's the biggest bank heist in Australia's history & it's unsolved.
4XRNN TIL Universal Studios, United Artists, and Disney rejected to get involved with "Star Wars" due to budget concerns or believing it wouldn't succeed due to being too strange. Only 20th Century Fox agreed because they wanted to form relations with George Lucas after his success of "American Graffiti".
oBVBo TIL Skin from the Tilapia fish is used to treat burn victims in Brazil. The treatment proved to be effective enough that veterinarians across California used The fish skin to treat the animals that were burned during the wildfires