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TIL An Indian village plants 111 trees every time a girl is born.

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R5alj TIL In 1950s, Toyota made their first car called the Toyopet Crown, then they made the Corona and Corolla in the 1960s, which means "Crown" and "Little Crown" in Latin, then they made the Camry which means "Crown" in Japanese, and the car that became the foundation of Lexus is called the Crown RS.
mjPM TIL that in the late 80s, a mass moral panic swept across the US where many daycare providers were accused of ritual Satanic sexual abuse, with dozens jailed based solely on children’s testimony, who were coached by psychologists.
m1WNR TIL about St. Felix's flood of 1530. A flood that left large parts of the low countries uninhabitable and allegedly killed more than 100,000.
Bale TIL there are 60 condom factories in existence that supplies all of the world’s condoms.
pY0vA TIL Converse sneakers have a thin layer of felt on the bottom so that they can legally be classified as slippers and be subjected to lower import costs.