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TIL that Bugatti Veyron yearly ownership costs are $300,000, including $21,000 oil changes and $33,000 for a set of tires. Insurance is $30,000/year

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loMX7 TIL Human Alarm Clocks: Before the advent of reliable and affordable alarm clocks, British and Irish workers were woken up by a person who made sure they could get to work on time. The knocker-up used a baton to knock on clients’ doors or a long and light stick to reach windows on higher floors.
X01KE TIL that an acronym that cannot be pronounced as a word is not an acronym, it's an initialism. NASA and FIFA are acronyms but USA and FBI are initialisms!
9YwDp TIL all the koopalings are named after celebrities, mostly musicians. Except Larry, who just looked like a Larry.
4ke1R TIL the U.S. built a fort to defend against Canada in 1816, but they accidentally built it in Canada. They call it Fort Blunder.
p8QLb TIL 90% of people have lost their virginity by age 22. If you haven't lost it by age 30, the likelihood you will never lose it increases drastically.