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TIL: Toyota is the world's most popular car brand

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5YmYp TIL when tickets went for sale for the first Comic Con in 1964, the first ticket was purchased by 15-year-old George R. R. Martin.
m1D0v TIL in 1978, Terry Kath (of the band Chicago) was at a party playing with a revolver. He spun it, put it to his temple, and pulled the trigger. He picked up a 9mm, thinking it was unloaded, put it to his temple saying "What do you think I'm gonna do? Blow my brains out?”. He died from the gunshot.
R7ob6 TIL Vanilla is produced from a species of orchid, it's the only fruit bearing orchid in the world.
p8OwA TIL mosquitos prefer type O blood over others... which explains why I’m so prone to be attacked.
eX9b TIL in 2010, Raytheon used prisoners to test a device called the “Active Denial System”, which fires an invisible heat-beam that is capable of causing unbearable pain