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TIL that Harley-Davidson motorcycles are made almost entirely from foreign parts and have been for decades.

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NgWP TIL that In 1277 Pope John XXI’s declared the concept of ‘laws of nature’ to be heresy because they conflict with God’s omnipotence . Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.
1raP TIL someone who owns and runs a restaurant is a ‘restaurateur’ (no N), not a 'restauranteur’.
8y8b TIL that ancient Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria invented the first vending machine which dispensed holy water after you put in a coin. He also invented the first steam engine and the first wind powered machine, 2000 years before the industrial revolution.
KmmJ TIL the 5,300-year-old mummified man found in the Alps had 61 tattoos.
Zpmm4 TIL suicide rates peak in spring -- in April, May and June -- not in the winter