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XEJE8 TIL that "dashboard" was originally a barrier of wood or leather at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect a driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" by the horses' hooves. Today it refers to the evolution of that flat board which now contains displays, gauges and instruments.
QgLp TIL archaeologists could determine the Lewis and Clark trail because their use of mercury laxatives left a trail of heavy metals along the way.
oR4YR TIL that the outer HALOS of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky way are already touching each other. The Galactic collision is already in it's early phase
m1mQv TIL the first Oscars, in 1929, lasted 15 minutes and the longest ceremony was 2002, which lasted four hours and twenty-three minutes.
yVNWJ TIL That at 43.65 degrees north, Toronto, the largest city in Canada is not only south of London, Paris and Berlin, but is also south of Milan, Italy.