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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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wLBdo TIL most airlines don't allow the pilot and co-pilot to eat the same meal, so that in the case of food poisoning, one of them isn't affected
gMdVL TIL that in 1956 the USAF used interceptors armed only with unguided rockets to try and shoot down a runaway target drone. All 208 rockets missed, starting bush fires as well as hitting buildings and cars in a nearby town. In total over 1,000 acres of land was burnt but there were no fatalities.
rNKgx TIL: In 1977, George Lucas agreed to cut his pay by $500K in return for merchandising rights. He sold his rights to Disney in 2012 for over $4B.
0GVM TIL Corn starch (a common thickening agent in foods), will spike your blood sugar level faster than pure sugar.
Lkx5p TIL Catherine O'Hara, Donny Osmond, and Enrique Iglesias were all born with situs inversus, meaning their internal organs are all in the mirror-opposite place of where they should be