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TIL In Germany you can be imprisoned for one year for insulting someone in public

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NbVP TIL Volvo decided to release the patent for the three-point seatbelt because they believed the lives it was likely to save was more significant than profit
X0Pr TIL That the Eiffel tower was actually made in Romania, and each piece of metal reads “Made in Resita, Romania”
6Em6X TIL the term “square meal” comes from the British navy where plates were square with raised edges to stop food spilling in rough seas.
gMAND TIL that Japan has over 5 million operating vending machines currently within the country, making it so there is 1 vending machine per 23 people, making it the country with the most vending machines per capita in the entire world.
R7NY4 TIL that in the early twentieth century, film reels were often destroyed after their theatrical release, either by accident due to the use of flammable silver nitrate or on purpose in order to recover the silver contained in the film. As a result, an estimated 75-90% of all silent films are lost.