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TIL in 1978 Ford Motor Company had to recall 1.5 million Ford Pintos for fuel tank design defects which made the vehicles susceptible to explosive fire if the car was rear ended at more than 20 MPH.

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PYYQE TIL On November 13, 1979 Ronald Reagan proposed free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada, i.e., NAFTA. And that Reagan was a globalist and the quintessential Establishment Republican!
D7XD TIL William Poundstone did a chemical analysis of KFC Chicken, and found that there were not 11 herbs and spices in the coating mix, but only 4: flour, salt, MSG and black pepper.
oBvoK TIL 171,000 people perished in 1975 China due to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam, an event hidden from the world until 2005.
N7d5J TIL during WWII a Japanese Kamikaze hit the USS Missouri and his body landed on deck. Though an unpopular decision, the Captain demanded a proper burial for the Japanese soldier. He explained to his crew that: after death, he is no longer your enemy, and the crew hand stitched a Japanese flag.
ADGLd TIL Hindus believe in cycles of existence. According to the text dating 3rd to 10th century CE, it's currently 'Kali Yuga' - the Age of Discord. Attributes: widespread disease, degradation of environment, earthquakes; increased animosity and murder, mindless hedonism and the rich suppressing poor