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TIL that the last car to have a cassette deck come standard was the Lexus SC430, in 2010.

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W79r4 TIL the first Indian Scientist (Subhash Mukhopadhyay) to create a IVF child (durga) in 1978 (67 days after the 1st baby in UK) comitted suicide after being harasssed and discredited by the state and central government of India and even prevented from sharing his success globally.
K4Y4 TIL Erwin Rommel, the “desert fox”, became an anti-Nazi upon his return from Africa. Rather than execute him, the Gestapo gave him the option of suicide by poison and a hero’s funeral. He was portrayed as a faithful Nazi at his funeral. The truth did not come to light until Nuremberg.
d8JGd TIL that Buick is the oldest surviving American car brand, founded in 1899.
0wG6j TIL members of Mother Teresa's order would secretly baptise dying patients of other religions. Patients were asked if they wanted a 'ticket to heaven'. While pretending to cool the patients forehead, words were quietly recited and the ceremony performed.
GYgNj TIL that there are large shipwrecks buried deep under the cornfields of Kansas.