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TIL that one of the main requirements during the design of the Honda Super Cub, the highest selling motor vehicle of all time, was that it must be able to be driven with one hand while carrying a tray of soba noodles in the other.

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KY6YQ TIL about PERV (Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus), a virus embedded in the gene of pigs. It has been studied as a risk factor in pig-to-human transplants.
mxGbE TIL In 1831, a train suffered a boiler explosion when a fireman grew tired of listening to it whistle, and tried to stop the noise by placing a piece of lumber on the safety valve and sitting on it. The blocked valve caused the pressure within the boiler to exceed its capacity, and it exploded.
GoMQ TIL that Marc Lang holds the record for simultaneous blindfold chess. He played 46 matches at once, winning 19, drawing 13, and losing 3.
woxVJ Today I Learned that there is a myth in Iceland about the Yule Cat. He eats people that don't get new clothes for Christmas.
grOnA TIL the F150 is 79.9 inches wide because trucks over 80 inches need commercial truck identification lights. These lights can be seen on the Ford Raptor front grill for example. (Raptor is +86 inches wide)