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TIL The last incarnation of the Fiat 500 (1972—1975) was the R model ... the fuel gauge was omitted and only the low fuel indicator remained.

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eneD TIL Amy Poehler (SNL, Parks and Rec) has been a judge at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam!
wLQEP TIL Silver foxes were selectively bred for domestication in the 1950's in order to study evolution. As with dogs, the ears started to droop as physical manifestation of docility, and some even started vocalizing barks as like dogs
Y7aKG TIL that some mattresses contain inhalable fiberglass fragments which can have adverse health impacts such as lung irritation and damage.
88kK TIL that there are enough diamonds found under the Popigai asteroid crater in Russia to supply the world diamond market for 3,000 years.
OovWY TIL: The world's smallest 'snowman' is only 2.7μm (micrometres) tall (in comparison a human hair is 75μm). To create it a scientist, Todd Simpson from Western University, stacked 3 tiny silica spheres, added a nose and arms made of platinum and cut the eyes and mouth with a focused ion beam.