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TIL the Lotus Elise sports car was named after Elisa Artioli, granddaughter of then-company chairman Romano Airtioli. In 2018, Elisa was given the last example ever produced before the model was discontinued.

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WkL8N TIL that people sentenced to death by beheading were advised to give the headsman a gold coin to ensure he did not botch the beheading and cause a painful death by multiple strokes
7JXb TIL that in 2006, a 12-year-old spearheaded a study that revealed 70% of the time ice at a fast food restaurant is dirtier than their toilet water
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W76VL TIL about Maundy Money. In Britain, the day before Good Friday, the reigning monarch personally gives elderly parishioners a specially struck set of coins (with their combined value adding up to the monarch’s age). Recipients are chosen based on their service to the church or their diocese.