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TIL During the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Russians got free passes on the Moscow subway system if they did 30 squats in front of a motion sensor

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9wKkp TIL, The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in WW2
OoWoY TIL that Sir Patrick Moore, the famous British amateur astronomer, had the privilege to meet Orville Wright (of the Wright Bros) Yuri Gagarin (first man in space) and Neil Armstrong in his lifetime.
ADE6d TIL There was a military variant of the VW Beetle called the "Kübelwagen". Despite only being two wheel drive, it outperformed nearly every other vehicle during testing. Due to its flat belly, it would propel itself like a sled if the wheels sank into snow, mud, or sand.
wLW0J TIL that the state of Vermont not only takes its nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from the Green Mountains, it is named after them. The French words Verts and Monts are literally translated as "Green Mountains".
JNem TIL that the retailer Target has a “walk of shame” policy intended to cause emotional distress to employees accused of wrongdoing, by having them publicly arrested and paraded through the store in handcuffs.