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TIL over 200 vehicles were involved in the scramble scene from the film 2 Fast 2 Furious

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jNVEX TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio is named after the artist Leonardo da Vinci, as his pregnant mother was standing in front of a da Vinci painting the first time she felt him kick.
lv5A TIL “lb” is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation “lb”); the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, ‘a pound by weight’. And that’s why “pound” is abbreviated as “lb”.
Ooe5a TIL that Scotland Yard has a team of over 200 “Super Recognisers” who can remember 80% of faces they ever seen. The rest of us can do about 20%.
G61g TIL That major brain damage from alcohol can be prevented by proper nutrition and is not directly caused by alcohol itself.
OGB67 TIL that in some parts of Brazil, analog TV broadcasting is expected to continue until 2023.