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TIL that the founder of Renault was imprisoned for collaborating with the Nazis and died under unknown circumstances after Paris' liberation.

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4k10N TIL General James Wilkinson was a high-ranking U.S. officer during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Years after his death, historians in Spain uncovered proof he had been a Spanish spy—prompting Teddy Roosevelt to say, “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.”
8xR8 TIL The oldest known timber constructions in the world are 4 wooden water wells in the Greater Leipzig region, Germany. They were built during the early Neolithic period between 5469 and 5098 BCE.
gr1d4 TIL that airline flight attendants aren't paid until the airplane doors are closed, nor are they covered by insurance or workers' compensation until the doors are closed. (Delta, SkyWest and United have forms of coverage.) This policy discourages them from helping put luggage in overhead bins.
0dNY5 TIL that Spirit Halloween is owned by mall staple, Spencer's Gifts
5Yw4Q TIL that because Subarus use unconventional construction and high strength steel in the B pillars, first responders had to develop new techniques for extracting crash victims.