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TIL: Tesla requires buyers to purchase cars online to circumvent state laws that require car sales to be done through franchise dealerships. "Tesla Stores" exist only to educate potential customers and to deliver vehicles purchased online.

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VbJZ TIL that Stephen King originally tossed his manuscript for “Carrie” while living in a trailer home with his wife, claiming it was a “loser”. His wife, Tabitha, upon finding it in the garbage and reading it, convinced him to finish it and send it in. It’s the novel that made him famous.
OorQ1 TIL When two pieces of duct tape are stuck to each other using the adhesive, they can generate light and even x-rays when pulled apart
xV887 TIL Giorgio Moroder created the revolutionary bassline to I Feel Love after being disappointed at how unfuturistic the Cantina band was in Star Wars.
yVv1v TIL that instead of using his Make-A-Wish for something for himself, 13-Year-old Abraham Olagbegi used his wish to feed the homeless in his neighborhood for a year
d8AkQ TIL that the theme songs to DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Darkwing Duck, all have the same lead singer, Jeff Pescetto