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TIL that the original DeLorean only had 130 hp

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wLnAE TIL that most work to restore paintings is designed to be removable, so that future conservation efforts can undo any changes
5x7k If two pieces of metal with a similar composition (ie, copper on copper) touch in space, they instantly become one. This is a process called “cold welding.”
oRxJo TIL: The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE
jNpAE TIL Since 1991, there are japanese companies which offer family rental services. Actors are hired to act as family members, partners or even parents of clients in need of intimacy and social contact
dbwB TIL the CIA rigged the 1958 Nobel Prize selection for literature by buying thousands of copies of “Doctor Zhivago” in Europe. The CIA also printed pocket copies of the book and distributed them to Soviet tourists in the West.