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TIL that natural disasters increase fertility rates

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mZ9p TIL a third of motels in the US are run by Indians with the surname “Patel”. The group has been nicknamed the “Patel Motel Cartel” by the NYTimes.
R5jj4 TIL that in May 1937, Adolf Hitler's party founded a state-owned company that was later named Volkswagen, or 'The People's Car Company'. Hitler himself asked Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the Porsche car company, to design it.
rR0KW TIL that the rate at which we process visual information slows down over time, and this is what makes time ‘speed up’ as we grow older.
jNVX TIL that in 1991 the #55 Mazda 787B is the only car with a non-reciprocating engine to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. Its wankel engine was so good (930 bhp from a 2.6l engine) that after winning the race it was banned.
0dABL TIL during the filming of the music video for Michael Jackson’s "Thriller", many famous entertainment figures visited the set. This included Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Rock Hudson and Jackie Kennedy Onassis.