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TIL That the Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine was the first production engine to combine cam-phasing variable valve timing with dual-profile variable valve lift in the American market.

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N7ZwE TIL: Black US troops were welcome in Britain in WW2, but the US military's attempt to initiate segregation led to a shootout.
D104P TIL up until the tail-end of the 18th century, tomatoes were considered poisonous, and nicknamed the “poisonous apple.” It wasn’t until 1820, when Colonel Robert Johnson ate an entire basket of the fruit, that those myths were proven false
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