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TIL Heineken bottles used to be shaped like bricks so you could build houses out of them.

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Wm1B TIL the SAT was adapted to fit an American “Common Core” education. Logic-based word problems for math were replaced with clear equations, arcane vocabulary was replaced with common words from the workplace, multiple choices were simplified from 5 choices to 4, and the essay portion is now optional.
Xe56 TIL the Coca-Cola Freestyle (those touch screen drink machines with a bunch of options) are designed by Pininfarina. Pininfarina is the design house that designs Ferraris.
YpOyP TIL that "Sherpa" is an ethnic group, and not a job title for those assisting people with climbing mountains.
5eeQ TIL Among other things, the Presidential state car features a blood bank of the Presidents blood type in the trunk.
yv5M TIL Los Angeles once had the largest electric rail system in the world, until automobile, tire, and oil companies bought and dismantled it, along with mass transit systems in 44 other US cities. The mass transit systems were replaced with freeways and buses, increasing sales of cars, tires, and oil.