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TIL that the 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLS was the world’s first production car to be marketed as a four-door coupe, creating a new segment in the automotive industry

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D1w9r TIL that the Lord of the Rings film trilogy brought the country of New Zealand so much attention, that the government of New Zealand has a "Minister of the Rings", who is responsible for all affairs involving the production of LOTR in New Zealand.
rNEXe TIL that jukeboxes in the 1940s and 50s sometimes contained a "silent" record so someone could choose to turn the music off for a bit.
4Y9b TIL that the name of a flock of ravens is “an unkindness of ravens” or a “Conspiracy of ravens”.
R9O1 TIL the US Women’s National Team has finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in every FIFA World Cup
ZpLjo TIL about the landlocked Kingdom of Sikkim, a hereditary monarchy nestled between Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal and India. It's last Queen was San Francisco socialite, Hope Cooke. Lasting from 1642 it ceased to exist in 1975.