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TIL No living things in the natural world are known to have evolved wheels to move around. Some move around by rolling, but there are some biological barriers to developing wheels.

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neR1b TIL the oldest door in Britain is in Westminster Abbey. It was felled around 1032, constructed around 1050, and the only such Anglo Saxon period byexample.
LkEam TIL that tens of thousands of Super Bowl Champion T-shirts, sweatshirts etc. are manufactured for both teams before the game. The loser's merchandise is then shipped overseas to impoverished nations and distributed to families in need.
neBj7 TIL about "The Works", a 3D computer animated film in production from 1979-1986 by Computer Graphics Lab. It was planned to be released as the first entirely 3D CGI film in the early 80s (predating Pixar's Toy Story a decade) and run for 90 minutes, though only 10 minutes are known to exist.
167m8 TIL - In 1977 Buick/GM had their own 5 small car showdown, and still went ahead and advertised a 2nd place finish for their Buick Opel, thereby promoting the winner and competitor, the VW Rabbit
nXdo TIL that Curiosity played “Happy Birthday” to itself making “Happy Birthday” the first song and Curiosity the first device used to play music on a foreign planet.