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TIL that GM imported Aussie-made Holden Commodore VF performance sedans to the US from 2014-2017 and re-badged them as the Chevrolet SS.

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DAoJ TIL that all of the many self-portraits that Van Gogh is famous for were painted in a span of just 3 years.
8eVWb TIL that Charles Osborne from Iowa hiccupped continuously for 68 years, from 1922 to 1990, approximately 430 million times. He started at about 40 hiccups per minute, eventually slowing to 20. The hiccups mysteriously stopped one year before his death at age 97.
W7R7o TIL Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. produced rubber technology for making auto tires to shoes. It contains a special polymer including sustainable, renewable soybean oil for better grip, durability, enhanced stability, and traction
LjOd TIL Approximately 95% of the world population has a natural immunity to leprosy
P1PKg TIL there was an Arabic dub of Futurama that was advertised to kids and shown on a children’s channel, meaning it got heavily censored (both because of it’s target audience and because of the country’s restrictive laws)