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TIL Volkswagen plants produce sausages, and they are given a part number as they are branded as "Volkswagen Original Part".

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LwDr TIL the smallest thing ever photographed is the shadow of an atom.
By9W TIL in 1901 a pregnant Madame Bobin fell ill and “died”. Later, when her body was exhumed they found that not only had Bobin been buried alive, but she gave birth while inside the coffin before eventually asphyxiating.
Z8954 TIL a typhoon hit Hiroshima a month after it was bombed that killed an additional 2,000 people
lKmB TIL that carbon nanotubes were used in a Damascus steel sword from the 17th century. It is thought that the nanotubes along with nanowires give the legendary steel its strength.
1Nl7 TIL in 1862 Japan four British merchants met a procession of a feudal lord’s regent while traveling. The merchants did not dismount and show respect, and the samurai cut them down. Britain’s claims for compensation were unanswered, which led to naval bombardment of Kagoshima city by the Royal Navy.