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TIL that DeLorean also built aircraft pushback tractors

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N7RJE TIL the prosthetics in The Elephant Man (1980) were designed directly from body casts of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man) made in 1890 & preserved for 90 years in a hospital museum. The prosthetics were so acclaimed that audiences pressured The Oscars into creating the "Best Makeup" award
9YbJQ TIL that both the Lamborghini Diablo and the Cizeta-Moroder V16T originated from the same Lamborghini P132 prototype
Brm0y TIL I learned that the Roman Empire innovated a lot and we are still using variations of those innovations today, like concrete
neJQG TIL that the pattern on dogs’ noses are unique to each dog. Like human fingerprints, no two are alike. Dog Nose Printing has already been adopted in some places in the United States to track lost dogs, as nose prints are a far more reliable method than dog tags for identification.
4vZb TIL that 1 in 10 chess games ended in a draw in 1850. Today, 1 in 3 chess games end in a draw.