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TIL the Toyota Land Cruiser originated after the Imperial Japanese Army captured an American Jeep during World War II and ordered Toyota to reverse-engineer it

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Ej6P TIL that in Western Australia, it is illegal to possess more than 50kg/110lb of potatoes.
16aer TIL 35 to 45% of cases of Borderline Personality Disorder are influenced by genetics.
xyB7 TIL a 1,000 metre (3,281 ft) tall tower named Kingdom Tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia. If one were to stack the two original Twin Towers on top of one another and then place the Eiffel Tower in top of that, the resulting structure would not be as tall as Kingdom Tower.
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7Dx7 TIL Mickey Mouse has a sister, Amelia Fieldmouse.