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TIL the Chevy Vega was developed to be shipped vertically in order to cut shipping costs by 40%.

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LQ15V TIL there is a famous boiling lake of lava in Antarctica on Ross Island, complete with its own active volcano aka "Mount Erebus".
ZLNR TIL that for a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.
PYlmw TIL Christopher Lee was the only member of the L.O.T.R. cast who personally met Tolkien. Tolkien gave him the blessing to play Gandalf but Lee's ability to play villains later convinced Peter Jackson to offer him the role of Saruman.
LNm TIL Dave Chappelle is the only person who did commercials for Coke AND Pepsi
YxPW TIL Kepler-186f is the first Earth-sized exoplanet within a star’s habitable zone, it is far enough away from the star that water could persist in a liquid state