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TIL NASCAR vehicles don't have speedometers for drivers

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nNjG TIL that Australia experiences a phenomenon called Drunken Parrot Season, a time of the year where hundreds of parrots eat fermented fruits and show signs of intoxication – including hangovers.
AXPl TIL Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, son of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright
ojbY TIL Microsoft made a series of marketing blunders including CUNT (Critical Update Notification Tool), Bang (now bing) and spent $200M promoting the line “Prepare to Fly” just before 9/11.
4ja6 TIL: When seceding from the US during the Civil War, Mississippi specifically noted slavery, not “states’ rights” as the primary reason.
nyPd TIL that some groups of bolts are “safety wired” together, so if one starts to loosen it automatically tightens the other