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TIL in the early 1970s Bulgarian engineers invented an electric car that could run for 240km on a single trip and had revolutionary battery

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9wVN6 TIL about the Levon Affair, a false flag operation in Egypt committed by Israeli intelligence. The bombings were to be blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood. Incriminating evidence was found in the apartment of one of the agents whose bomb prematurely ignited.
bpbj TIL the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves, but by paid workers from poor Egyptian families in the North and South.
N75ye TIL of the Jesus Nut. It's the part of the helicopter that if it is damaged, or otherwise disengages, you get to meet Jesus.
Odve TIL Aussie 200M record holder Peter Norman who won silver at the 1968 Olympics wore a badge to support Americans Smith and Carlos while on the podium during their infamous black power salute. After this he and his family were outcasts in Australia and he couldn’t compete in the 72 Olympics.
jNvKj TIL that the British invented the word “soccer” to differentiate between Rugby Football and Association Football. They then promptly forgot that they did this and have been blaming the Americans for a problem which they created ever since. (Classic England)