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TIL the Nissan Z series was originally named the Fairlady by the president of Nissan in Japan. The U.S. head knew this wouldn’t appeal to the American male market, so he removed the Fairlady labels from the cars that arrive in the U.S. and replaced them with the internal code for the project, 240-Z

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VBXm0 TIL In 1629 the English seized almost all of France's territories in North America. The seizure became a legal issue because Quebec surrendered after the peace treaty was already signed, and ultimately the territories were returned in exchange for Louis XIII paying his wife's dowry.
OG09e TIL that on 6th June 2011 an unnamed woman and man in Gatineau, Canada were killed when a 200kg flying bear crashed through their windshield before passing through the rear window. The black bear also died.
0wVa5 TIL Fish & Chips was an aid in winning WWII. Sir Winston Churchill saw the comfort food as a 'good companion' and was a dish that didn't get rationed to keep morale up. On the frontlines, troops calling "fish" and allies calling "chips" was an effective way to tell whether you were friend or foe.
0wl45 TIL Bald Eagle 🦅 is a sea bird with a white head. The word “bald” comes from the old English “balde,” meaning white.
8akO8 TIL that Disney's animated classic, "The Jungle Book" is Germany's biggest film of all time in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than second place Titanic's 18.8 million tickets sold.