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TIL Since its founding in the 1960s, the brand Vans has become a staple of American footwear culture, on the level with iconic brands like Converse (which is twice as old) and Nike (which is nearly 10 times as large)

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DQ4Oj TIL The humorist Alphonse Allais was one of the first to make monochromatic paintings. His works include 'First Communion of Anemic Young Girls In The Snow' (1883) and 'Apoplectic Cardinals Harvesting Tomatoes on the Shore of the Red Sea' (1884).
VBdpk TIL a slightly modified Bugatti Chiron piloted by factory test driver Andy Wallace became the first production car to surpass the 300-mph barrier when it reached a top speed of 304.77 mph (490.48 km/h) during a run on the Ehra-Lessien test track in 2019.
Lkddp TIL mosques built within 100 years of Muhammad's life are oriented to face toward the Jordanian city Petra, not Mecca. There is a dearth of archaeological evidence underneath Mecca.
jGLE TIL there’s a company that specializes in making hidden rooms for your home. One requires a chess board played in a certain combination to unlock.
B04x TIL that grizzly bears sometimes cover their tracks when they are being followed by hunters.