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TIL The Chevy Cavalier was imported into Japan and re-branded a Toyota

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DXvD TIL Taylor Swift accidentally released an 8 second track of white noise onto iTunes. It reached the top of the Canadian charts almost instantly.
AB9g TIL of Chlorine-trifluoride, a substance so unstable it sets seemingly inflammable objects like concrete on fire. In the 1950’s, some was accidentally spilled in a warehouse and burned through a foot of concrete while simultaneously releasing a deadly cloud of gas that corroded anything it touched.
WkdVL TIL the US President can order the military to seize possession of an unclaimed island anywhere in the world if it is found to be covered in bird poo
4X6QN TIL the most difficult word to translate is 'ilunga'. It means "a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time".
AgE4 TIL that the word “Sanction” is an antonym of itself.