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TIL that 18 years ago, this Volkswagen supercar broke 6 world records.

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bZg7 TIL that tobacco companies pay for most, if not all, of the anti-tobacco commercials you see.
Wkg6L TIL that a suspected serial killer was shot dead by a sex worker when he entered her home. 4 sets of handcuffs were found on him. When police searched his car, they found a machete, axes, knives, a shovel, bleach, and garbage bags, a sledgehammer, and a bullet proof vest.
gMRvb TIL a 1991 New York Supreme Court case found that “as a matter of law”, a house which had been sold was officially considered haunted. The owners had sold the house without disclosing they believed it to be haunted and had advertised it as such, lowering the property value.
6KoX TIL that after orgasming, a lot of Oxytocin is released which generates a sense of trust which shows in the ease of sharing secrets while lying in bed after sex.
VBpQZ TIL that the first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was released in 1983 and had a price tag of $3,995.