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TIL it is possible to win Monopoly in 21 seconds

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p8VmA TIL that Myers Motors produced a car specifically for Domino's Pizza. Two models were produced: the original "jelly bean" model and then a hatchback model, which was nicknamed "pizza butt" because it was designed for use by Domino's Pizza
69K5Z TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was obsessed with extensive personal hygiene, which was very unusual for the time period. He would daily shave, brush/pick his teeth, take long baths, change his cloths and covered himself in cologne that smelled like Rosemary and Citrus.
pYAWQ TIL that during WW2, for over a year, the British and the Germans had independently discovered how to jam each others' radar. But they decided not to use it, for fear of giving the tactic away to the other side.
nrjB TIL that Hitler planned to reduce the “non-German population” in occupied countries by “persuading them that vaccination and the like are really most dangerous”.
Qejk TIL Elon Musk wanted Tesla’s Model lineup to spell SEX: Model S, Model E, Model X. However, Ford owns the term Model E, so Tesla opted for Model 3 to spell S3X