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TIL - Toyota was caught cheating in the '95 World Rally Championship. Engineers developed a mechanism to temporarily remove the mandated turbo restrictor plate and give their Celica an extra 50 BHP.

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Jyb4 TIL Birds that live close to the ground have low pitched calls that burst with chatter, allowing the sound to cut through ground clutter effectively. Birds that live high in trees have long, high pitched calls more suited for traveling long distances through the air.
e146 TIL about the “7th generation” principle which was taught by Native Americans saying that in every decision, be it personal, governmental or corporate, we must consider how it will affect our descendents seven generations into the future.
O5QX TIL that TLC used to be an informative and instructional network focused on providing real education through the medium of television, distributed at no cost by NASA satellite.
grEQ8 TIL - van Gogh's "Starry Night" (1889) may have been inspired by Hokusai’s "Great Wave" (1831). Van Gogh was a great admirer of this Japanese print, had written to his brother Theo about it, and both share a similar coloring of rich blues.
E1nWd The dizzying story of Symphony of the Seas, the largest and most ambitious cruise ship ever built.