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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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8a1x8 TIL the monkey face orchid, or scientifically, the Dracula simia, is a rare orchid which is native to the tropical cloud forests of Southeastern Ecuador and Peru and likes to live in elevations above 2,000 feet. Its fragrance can described as a ripe orange scent which it emits when it blooms.
e4NL TIL Diamonds are relatively abundant but their price is high due to artificial supply restrictions
1lgr TIL Michael Shanks, (the actor who played Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1) fathered children with two of the show’s actresses, including his on-screen wife.
R75ba TIL the inventor of the Pringles can had his ashes buried in one.
lOkV TIL Three Yemeni men sued NASA for invading Mars. They claim that they “inherited the planet from our ancestors 3,000 years ago”. They based their argument on mythologies of the Himyaritic and Sabaean civilizations that existed several thousand years B.C.