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TIL Ford invented "Robutt", a robotic butt which simulates drivers repeatedly getting in and out of their cars to test the seats in new Ford vehicles. To better mimick real life usage, like getting into your car after the gym, it also sweats, by feeding half a liter water through the fabric.

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B59K TIL that Hugh Jackman, at 1.90 (6ft3in), stands 30cm taller than Wolverine, portrayed in the comic as 1.60 (5ft3in). When they made X-Men (2000) the filmmakers were forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or from the waist up to make him appear shorter, and his co-stars wore platform soles.
LkD5m TIL: Murdoc from Gorillaz was arrested and was temporarily replaced by Ace, the leader of The Ganggreen Gang from The Powerpuff Girls from June 4th to October 26th, 2018.
ybGM TIL a Tennessee Church kicked out a woman who had been a member for 60 years for refusing to publicly condemn her lesbian daughter
BkBy TIL when John Glenn flew above Perth, Australia in 1962 aboard Friendship 7, the city’s homes, cars, and streetlights were lit for him. When Glenn returned to space aboard STS-95 in 1998, Perth repeated their act of friendship.
d8Kr TIL That there is a readability statistic on Microsoft Word that grades you on how you write called the Flesch Kincaid readability test.