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TIL the electric car was invented before the internal combustion engined car.

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Z8xeQ TIL that directing the famous "Truffle Shuffle" scene was so uncomfortable that "The Goonies'" director Richard Donner bought the actor who plays Chunk a gym membership and took a personal interest in his fitness. Jeff Cohen went on to be captain of his high school football and wrestling teams.
eZb4 TIL Stephen Colbert exists in the Marvel Universe. He ran for president and he helped Spider-Man defeat a villain
OGMgY TIL about Naura's Civil war, which was started by a wedding guest firing a pistol over a heated debate on dining etiquette
4XBWR TIL that for 6 years after her death, the brothers of Joan of Arc passed off an imposter as their sister, claiming that she’d escaped death. They received lavish gifts and travelled from one festive reception to the next, until finally admitting their deception to the King of France.
KD6B TIL drug lords Pablo Escobar and El Mexicano once bet $2 million on a soccer game. They each hand-picked a dream team of professional soccer players and flew them to Escobar’s home to play the game on his own private field (fast forward to 25:51).