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TIL that many countries end in the word -istan because "stan" is an ancient Persian word that means "land"

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0odp TIL Cleaning woman in Italy threw away artworks worth $13700 that were part of modern art installation thinking it was trash.
Oo5p6 TIL that Volvo invented the three-point seatbelt, then gave the invention away for free. They decided it was too important of an invention to keep to themselves.
mxv9M TIL that even though Jupiter's moon Io ("EYE-oh") has no water, it still has waves. The force from the gravity of Jupiter and its other massive moons pulls Io's surface up and down on all sides causing waves of rock up to 100 meters (328 ft.) high.
oxGW TIL That Africans were once an exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in 1906.
NpZQ TIL the machine largely regarded as the world’s first motorcycle, built in 1867, had a twist-grip throttle - an idea that has not been bettered since.