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E1jbo TIL the 1960s some models of Plymouth and Chrysler came with dashboard record players which played seven-inch 45s. The player was called the "Highway Hi-Fi” and it was an absolute failure.
8B4a TIL autistic savant Daniel Tammet learned Icelandic in just one week, and then went through a live interview on national TV in the language
8eyMZ TIL that the number of Chinese restaurants in the United States surpasses that of McDonald's and KFC, totaling approximately 45,000, which underscores the popularity of Chinese cuisine within American culture.
kDr4 TIL that an heir to the Red Bull fortune killed a Bangkok police officer with his Ferrari in 2012 and still has never appeared at the prosecutor’s office to face charges.
4vrg TIL pharmaceutical companies can only advertise directly to the consumer in two countries, the US and New Zealand