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TIL Car and Driver testing revealed that the Lincoln Continental Mark V was quieter than the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and had better city fuel economy.

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NXkLN TIL that “Fürherprinzip” was a Nazi doctrine that placed Hitler’s commands above any written laws and required unwavering loyalty.
o61o TIL that when you lose fat, your metabolism permanently decreases. This means that if the weight were regained, it would be harder and harder to lose after each weight loss attempt
R0B7 TIL TIME Magazine prepares covers for different world markets, and U.S. covers are often much lest substantive (& often trite) when compared with those around the world
0d9e5 TIL that not only autistic people have problems with social etiquette, allistic people (non-autistic) tend to avoid engage in social interaction with them.
kWjE TIL that since 1985 the government of Saudi Arabia has destroyed about 95% of the holy city of Mecca in order to make way for the construction of hotels, apartments, parking lots, etc. There are now less than 20 structures that date back to the period of Muhammad.