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TIL that the most expensive new car ever sold is the Bugatti La Voiture Noire in 2019, which was sold at $18.7 million and its pretax price stands at €11 million or $12.3 million

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loxL1 TIL the US owns 1.4 billion pounds of "Government Cheese"
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v1Jaj TIL that Indigenous Australians took up smoking several decades before European colonisation.
e0DwJ TIL that rye and oats used to be considered weeds in wheat fields. Because they would get weeded out if they didn't look like wheat, they also evolved to have large seeds. Eventually, their hardiness compared to wheat meant they were grown as food in colder climates.
BDwD TIL that the Kellogg’s cereal company has a royal warrant, in part because they make some of Queen Elizabeth’s favorite breakfast cereals.