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TIL before Mazda was a car company they were car bulbs a trademark of GE

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M7jem TIL Thomas Jefferson wanted to adopt the metric system in the United States, but pirates of the Caribbean hijacked its adoption
NXZ0e TIL about Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian marathon runner. He not only set a new Guinness world record on 2 occasions (at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics) but is also the current record holder for Fastest Barefoot Marathon run.
OoVG4 TIL Elves in middle earth are immortal. If their body is killed their spirit is given a choice to either stay in middle earth or move to a higher plane. Almost none return after death.
bJnp TIL the highest paid CEO in 2012 made $10,981.74/hr… and that is if he worked 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If he worked a normal 40 hour 5 day work week, he made $46,250/hr.
X67E TIL that the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life without parole stabbed her partner, skinned him and then tried to feed him to his children.