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TIL YouTuber's 2015 Ford Mustang 'Eleanor' Tribute Build Seized by Gone in 60 Seconds Trademark Holder

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94wm TIL HAL Laboratory named that way because each letter put them one step ahead of IBM
6E7XJ TIL: Nearly 3,000 euros are thrown into Rome's Trevi fountain every day, totalling over a million in the course of a year. There are regular attempts to steal the money but it is illegal to do so. The money has been used to fund a supermarket for the needy.
j6MKX TIL Georgia was ruled by a woman during the apex of it's Golden Age in the 12th century. She was given the title of King instead of Queen.
mxOQM TIL When Michael Jackson was angry at one of the producers on a project because he was treating everyone terribly, rather than create a scene or fire the guy, Michael called him to his office and one of the security guards threw a pie in his face.
Z867a TIL Smart people believe stupid things thanks to five "intelligence traps". These include "motivated reasoning", which leads us build arguments that rationalise our own intuitive views (even if they are wrong); and "earned dogmatism" - the sense that you know so much you can ignore new information.