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TIL Adolf Hitler hired the creator of Porsche to make the first Volkswagen Beetle(his personal car)

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7rOVO TIL that the patient in the National Geographic best picture of 1987 depicting the famous 23hrs heart transplantation which shows the Doctor monitoring his vitals while the assistant rests in the corner not only survived but outlived the doctor.
awVlN TIL the Rolls-Royce Merlin exhaust gases exited at 1300 mph (2100 kph) and when angled backwards produced 70 pounds-force (32 kg-f) of thrust. This increased the Spitfire's top speed by about 10 mph (16 kph).
GWAg TIL Almost one third of U.S. teenagers have texted full-nudes of themselves and could be charged with creation and distribution of child pornography
EgPP7 TIL voice actor Márcio Simões dubbed the films of both Will Smith and Robin Williams for Brazilian audiences. This means he voiced the Genie in both the 1992 and 2019 versions of Aladdin.
1ax1P TIL There was an old English settlement established on the island of Roanoke, North Carolina in the late 1500s. The governor of the colony traveled back to England, and when he returned several years later, found Roanoke deserted. No trace of the colonists were ever found.