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TIL the Mitsubishi logo is based on the literal translation of the words in Japanese. Mitsubishi translates to "three diamonds".

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rXjx TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator is the longest-running running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years.
LMaZ TIL Deep Roy, the one actor who played all the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was required to do so many different takes for the film the Screen Actor’s Guild determined each Oompa Loompa was a seperate performance and he was paid $1,000,000 for his work.
1a8Q4 TIL Brad Pitt's foundation built 150 homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, many of which are rotting and structurally unsafe
wmmY TIL that in Moscow, stray dogs have learned to commute from the suburbs to the city, scavenge for food, then catch the train home in the evening.
XEWaQ TIL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won a Grammy in 1971 for Best Spoken Word Recording for “Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam”