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TIL that in 1938, an experimental Mercedes-Benz set the public-road speed record at 432 km/hr (269 mph) on the autobahn. This record would last for almost 80 years.

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X0jQQ TIL that Vercingetorix, the Gallic chieftain who united the Gauls against Rome, defeated Caesar in battle but was later besieged, captured, and executed in Rome after being paraded in Caesar’s triumph.
pYvGA TIL when the Pope dies they are buried in 3 different coffins. One of Cypress, One of Lead, and One of Oak, Elm, or Walnut.
6rrw TIL Shia LaBeouf once said The Kingdom of Crystal Skull dropped the ball on Indiana Jones legacy. His relationship with Steven Spielberg had been ruined since then, with Spilberg saying to LaBeouf: “There’s a time to be a human being and have an opinion, and there’s a time to sell cars.”
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