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TIL The 1957 Chrysler Imperial had a compound curved windshield and the first use of curved side glass on a standard production car. Into the 1960s, Imperial continued to be one of the longest cars built in the United States

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v1g4R TIL There is no US Army base named for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the US, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, 16th Chief of the Army, and champion of Civil Rights.
awXEA TIL children's menus were created by the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to replace liquor revenue lost as a result of Prohibition.
5Vw0P TIL the word 'Rooster' originated in the mid to late 18th century as a euphemism to avoid the sexual connotation of the original English 'Cock', and is widely used throughout North America.
rR8le TIL Antidote for poisoning consisting of 65 components was named Mithridate after its inventor King Mithridates VI. The King fortified his body with it so well that when he tried to kill himself with poison not to surrender, he failed and had to ask a soldier to pierce him with the sword.
b606p TIL the Tenerife airport disaster was caused by the pilot taking off without permission. Because of the disaster, the pilot is less regarded in aviation as infallible.