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TIL Subaru put seats and carpet in the back of their Brat truck to get around a light truck tariff

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16Ojr TIL about herma, a sculpture with a head and a torso above a plain lower section, on which male genitals were carved at the appropriate height. In ancient Greece the statues were thought to ward off harm or evil. They would be rubbed or anointed with olive oil and adorned with garlands or wreaths
deEj TIL The Florida Public Service Commission gave Cape Canaveral the 321 area code as an homage to their launching spacecrafts. 3…2…1… Blastoff!
PYvnE TIL a depressed man built a secret room within his bedroom containing a homemade guillotine with a timer, took sleeping pills, and set the timer to kill himself without his father knowing what he was doing for months. He was successful.
nwEr TIL Bruce Lee had to flee Hong Kong for the US after he got into a street fight with the son of an organized crime leader.
9QA6 TIL During the Land Run of 1889, Oklahoma City’s population grew 10,000 in half a day. After two weeks, the city had 5 banks and 6 newspapers.