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TIL The mercedes-benz logo symbolize ambition of universal motorization–“on land, on water and in the air.”

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XEmED TIL Italian courts ruled that restaurants have to tell customers if they serve frozen food or it’s considered fraud.
VMplQ TIL: The small hopping insect Issus Coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward. This insect has the only mechanical gears ever found in nature
1a60D TIL the reason why Armstrong was the first man on the moon and not Aldrin was that the Eagle's hatch opened to one side, and it was towards the pilot, Aldrin. When the hatch was opened, the commander, Armstrong, had a clear path to exit, while the pilot was pinned in the cramped space of the module.
nWvNP TIL about Finland's national sport Pesäpallo. Similar to baseball except for vertical pitches, zigzag shaped path, and communication via multicolored fan.
WlkA Today I Learned about Adam Rainer. At the age of 18 he was 4 feet tall. He then suffered from a pituitary tumor and grew to 7 feet 2 inches by age 32. He is the only person in history to have been both a dwarf and a giant.