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TIL there are more restored 1950s American cars in Sweden than in the entire USA.

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Knja TIL that a Texas woman tried to kill a snake by dousing it in gasoline and setting it on fire… in a final act of defiance it slithered to her house and caught it on fire
X0L9R TIL that an entire horror movie was filmed in the US Disney Parks without permission. Actors and crew disguised themselves as tourists and filmed for 2 weeks in each park. Disney chose to ignore the film, probably to avoid giving it any more attention. It premiered at Sundance.
6EZEl TIL: Lake Chad in Central Africa is the remnant of an ancient inland sea referred to as Mega Chad
Wkb4N TIL about an actual U.S. Supreme Court case officially known as United States v. 422 Casks of Wine (where the US sued 422 casks of wine and lost)
R7loa TIL: Martin Couney set up infant incubator shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City and World's Fairs, charging 25c to view premature babies. He offered free care for 'weakling babies', proving the success of incubators. He saved over 6,500 babies from ~1900-43.