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TIL a study by an American University found that the Toyota Camry (78.5%) and the Honda Accord (76%) both contain more domestic content than the ‘American’ Chevrolet Camaro (68%)

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yQlW8 TIL that the proverb “curiosity killed the cat” was originally “care killed the cat”. In this instance, “care” meant “worry” or “sorrow for others”. The earliest mention of this proverb was in Shakespeare and it went unchanged for around 300 years. It suddenly changed in the early 20th century.
lo6m7 TIL a New York taxi driver once hit 240 consecutive green lights in a single drive around the city
GYwp4 TIL when Paul McCartney was recording the album Ram, he brought in some of the cooperating musicians under the guise of conducting a session to record a commercial jingle.
W7eOd TIL Medieval people and ancient Romans washed their clothes in pee.
R5Vaj TIL that with regard to a 24 hour day, divided into two periods, a.m. comes from the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday", and p.m. from the Latin post meridiem, which translates to "after midday."