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TIL Evel Knievel has the record for “most bones broken in a lifetime” with 433.

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N97N TIL that after most US cities prohibited the use of lead pipes in the 1920’s, the Lead Industry Association mounted a propaganda campaign highlighting the “advantages” of lead over other materials. The LIA’s activities resulted in the proliferation of lead pipes for decades.
4kL8a TIL the name of the automotive company"Jeep" actually derives its name from the military term GP, which stands for General Purpose vehicles.
OGLx4 TIL that the names for Wales, Walloonia, Cornwall, Gaul, and many more, are related via one proto-germanic word meaning "foreigner"
ADKjB TIL all froot loops have the same flavor.
nYPY TIL that the rail system in Europe is so good because better rail systems mobilized armies better for WWI.