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TIL that a flying car, the Aerocar, was invented in 1954 by an aeronautical engineer named Molt Taylor. It is the only car in the US to be certified for flight by the FAA.

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gMnxD TIL Murphy’s Irish Stout, Brewed in Cork, Ireland, had a 60 second anime advert produced by the creators of Ghost in the shell In 1997. It was the first anime advert shown in Ireland and the UK and shows six Samurais racing to make “Last orders” at a pub.
RVK6 TIL that dogs will sometimes fake being sick to get attention
oB4lo TIL To try to combat mosquito outbreaks, Disney World monitors coops of “sentinel chickens” that are stationed around the park. If a mosquito-borne virus shows up in the chickens’ blood, Disney doubles down on its bug-slaying efforts in the area.
VBkJ0 TIL At the 1829 Rainhill trials John Ericsson and John Braithwaite's Novelty was the fastest of the locomotives, traveling up to 45km/h, but a series of breakdowns led to George and Robert Stephenson's slower but consistent Rocket winning the prize.
YZKG TIL In the song ‘The Sounds of Silence’ by Simon and Garfunkle, the lyric 'Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again’ was created from Paul Simon often playing guitar in the bathroom with the lights off and faucet running.