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TIL that early RV’s in the 1920’s were referred to as Housecars and were often modelled after airplanes, boats and buses.

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0wBOM TIL: When the Bible was translated to Kiribati (Gilbertese), there was difficulty translating the word "mountain". Kiribati did not have a word for a mountain because there are no mountains in Kiribati.
pp1N TIL Meerkats are the most murderous known mammal, with almost 20% of meerkats being killed by one of their own. The average among all mammals is just 0.3%.
89x8 TIL When Adolf Hitler offered German WWI military hero General von Lettow-Vorbeck an ambassadorship, Vorbeck hold hitler to “go fuck himself.” Although repeatedly harassed by the Nazis, he survived their regime due to his popularity.
DLAg TIL that when we forget why we went into another room, it is because of doorways.
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