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TIL that The Sound of Music is a true story

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6971Q TIL a French court barred a family from naming their daughter "Nutella" and ordered that she be legally recognized as "Ella" . The judge justified the decision by stating that the name "Nutella" would inevitably subject the child to ridicule and criticism...
Meg77 TIL Modern cars have become so quiet when driving, automakers are resorting to playing fake engine sounds from the vehicle's speakers.
Wk4DL Til: The "X" in Xbox game console refers to relying on the directx api and was choosen by the directx team at microsoft
RQ94 TIL on Slipknot’s Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) album Corey Taylor avoided using profanity in response to claims he relied on it
6vlW TIL that 77.8% of the Soviet Union’s population voted to stay within the USSR in 1991, months before it dissolved