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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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W5yA TIL the brightest astronomical event was a near-earth supernova that occurred in 1006 A.D. It could be seen with the human eye, was said to be ¼th as bright as the moon, and was cited in texts all over the world at the time.
OwPg TIL that Sonny Bonno’s political legacy is the Copyright Extension Act of 1998 (derisively called the Mickey Mouse Protection Act), which extended copyright of creative works by an additional 20 years, and is referred to by many scholars as the most naked act of corporate greed in U.S. history.
9Q0Q TIL that Philips and Sony designed their first audio CDs to hold up to 74 minutes to ensure they could hold a complete recording of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
OGkBL TIL: Ancient Chinese Toys (400 BC) Inspired Modern Helicopters. A stick with feathers at the end was rapidly spun between the hands to generate lift and then released into free flight. In 1754, Lomonosov developed a rotor modeled after the Chinese top, but powered by a wound-up spring device.
Y7ExB TIL that everyone in Singapore above the age of 21 is automatically registered as an organ donor. Opting out from this Act will result in you being put at the very bottom of the organ priority list, should you need an organ transplantation to save your life.