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TIL Chevrolet Vegas were shipped vertically in their rail cars

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D6LV TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the most incest-friendly royal family in recorded history, and her first two husbands were her younger brothers
ANXVn TIL the Florida 321 area code was selected for Brevard County & Cape Canaveral due to its resemblance to a space craft count down launch sequence (3...2...1...liftoff).
nWNBB TIL tat n Croatia there’s a small island of 0,14km² with 23km of dry stone walls that were built to delimit agricultural plots and protect the olive trees and vines from the wind. Seen from the sky the island looks like a maze, a puzzle or a fingerprint
7rDxZ TIL Moths can't fly during earthquakes because of their lack of ear canals, making them unable to steer themselves
yVGMJ TIL that during a trip to Moscow, then Vice-President Richard Nixon was exposed to high levels of ionising radiation while staying at the US ambassador's residence. After Secret Service agents loudly complained the next day, radiation levels dropped.