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TIL that the chevy suburban started back in the 30s as a station wagon being fitted to commercial frames called the Suburban Caryall, it was adopted for use during WWII by the US Armed Forces. This makes the Chevy Suburban the longest running nameplate with 85+years of consistent manufacturing.

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78mdM TIL in the early 14th century, King Ludwig IV of Bavaria became Holy Roman Emperor. After repeated clashes with the Pope, he was officially excommunicated. Ludwig then tried to install his own “anti-pope”, but the scheme ultimately failed, deepening the empire’s rift with the church.
N7AVe TIL about Swahili Time. The local clock is measured from sunrise (1pm) which replaces 7am Western time . In order to convert to local time you must add six hours to GMT (+3).
OGP1Y TIL In 1971 Margaret Thatcher removed free milk for school children over the age of 7 in the UK, earning the nickname "Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher".
NR5M TIL about ablaut reduplication, an unwritten rule in the english language stating that, “if there are three words then the order must go I, A, O. If there are two words then the 1st is I and the 2nd is either A or O.” It is the reason we say tick-tock, not tock-tick, ding-dong not dong-ding etc.
awWWN TIL that the first two toys to use electronic sound chips to make noise rather than an analogue recordings, Simon and the Speak & Spell, both got their hardware from graphic calculator maker Texas Instruments