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TIL the Fiat Panda is not named after the panda bear, but after Empanda, the Roman goddess and patroness of travelers.

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neWmY TIL The Walt Disney Company developed an entire town in Florida called "Celebration" that still exists to this day.
Y7aYB TIL Monique Richard set out to be the first female to summit Canada's highest peak, Mt Logan, but needed rescue before she reached the peak. As of 2019, climbers were no longer permitted to summit Mt Logan by themselves, under any conditions.
dDlLK TIL Mr Bean’s (Rowan Atkinson) son is a Gurkha
P1NOg TIL Kuchikamikaze is a type of Sake made out of boiled rice that has been further chewed by chosen (beautiful and young virgin) women. The chewed out rice is then left for fermentation before distilling it as Kuchikamikaze (literally: mouth-chewed sake). Kampai!
569D TIL of the Challenger expedition of 1872-76, one of the first major scientific studies of the ocean depths. It discovered over 4,000 new species and conducted 492 deep sea soundings, including one that first discovered the Mariana Trench. In total, the ship was supplied with 291 km of rope.