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TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer

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R5nO9 TIL Lamborghini was founded in 1963 as a result of a feud between founder Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Dissatisfied with the clutch in his Ferrari, Lamborghini decided to create his own car company producing high-performance, luxury sports cars to rival Ferrari.
W7yNd TIL the set for the 1989 movie "The Abyss" was constructed inside an abandoned nuclear power plant, modified to hold water. When filming wrapped, the set was just left there rather than deconstructed. It remained there until 2007 when it was finally demolished.
l7MxA TIL Volkswagen offered 5 years of free connected emergency services on certain car models after law enforcement contacted VW's Car-Net service to ask for the GPS location of a carjacked vehicle with a child inside and the representative refused to help until a $150 subscription fee was paid.
Xk9k TIL there is a drinking game based on the movie, Withnail & I, in which you have to match, drink for drink, the character Withnail. This would possibly be fatal.
9YMBM TIL In some Asian cultures such as Korean and Japanese cultures, the practice of responding to another person's sneeze does not exist.