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TIL that Pres. Eisenhower warned unending conflict would allow the Military Industrial Complex to degrade American Freedom.

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jN9ME TIL about Formula E, an electric car variant of Formula 1. The series includes an 'attack mode' boost to give the cars more power, aswell as 'fan boost' a social media vote which finishes after the first 15 minutes of a race to give the winners an extra power boost
Z6Y4 TIL that the popular candy coated chocolate known as Smarties in the rest of the world, is not sold in the United states. Instead, in the States, the smarties name rights is owned by the Smarties Candy Company, producers of the tablet candy “Smarties” (a.k.a. Rockets).
KOWXa TIL that Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, one of the highest-ranking men of African descent ever to lead a European army, has a verbal clashed with Napoleon Bonaparte.
m7xo Mercedes protect your eardrums in a crash by emitting a loud static noise just prior to impact, which triggers your ears to protect themselves. Also - your ears are able to protect themselves from loud noises
gJQA TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had to use ration coupons to buy the material for her wedding gown