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TIL that 97% of the Amish use washing machines.

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nexbG TIL of The Shaggs: three teenage sisters forced to play in a band by their father. Almost completely musically inept, their album failed to gain any traction until years after it was recorded, when Frank Zappa claimed it was one of his favorite albums of all time.
WkB7d TIL that getting a Bugatti's oil changed costs about as much as a new Toyota Camry.
E1aDx TIL that there was an actual person nicknamed the'Drift King', who popularised drifting after he started doing so on non-drifting racing events. He has publicly stated that he started drifting to keep his audience excited and because he was bored of winning all the time and has won Le Mans twice.
P0Qe TIL Xerxes sentenced the sea to 300 lashes for destroying two of his army’s bridges
1aGK8 TIL about the Flehmen response, or “stinky face.” When cats smell something they like, they open their mouths and curl up their lips because an organ on the roof of their mouths contains extra scent receptors that help them get a better whiff.