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TIL that the first touch screen in a car was in a 1986 Buick Riviera. The display offered automatic climate control, AM/FM radio with optional graphic equalizer, trip calculations, gauges and even the vehicles diagnostic info. This included status on the powertrain, brake wear and electrical system.

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kOV65 TIL about English Sweating Sickness, an epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries that caused chills for a few hours, then profuse sweating for a few hours, then death within 24 hours of symptoms first appearing. The cause still isn't known.
OQrL TIL there is a 500-year-old statue of a man eating a sack of babies in Bern, Switzerland, and nobody is sure why.
OGPML TIL about Tom Bryon the male adult film star who has over 3,200 videos accredited to him. In a study done at the end of his 30+ year career, it was determined he had recorded sexual relations with over 1,127 different women.
aweAN TIL of Ernst Jean-Joseph, a Haitian who was the first player to fail a doping test at the World Cup. Haitian officials beat him up and flew him back to Haiti shortly after.
9Yeg6 TIL that there are no Wendy's in Europe due to a local Dutch snackbar owner owning the Wendy's trademark in Europe. They have been in a legal battle for years and Dutch courts side with the snackbar every time.