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TIL That the husband of the richest woman in Germany (heir to 12.5% of BMW) was not informed of her true identity until "the romance was solid." She also worked as an apprentice in a BMW factory under a false name.

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wL7GE Today I learned that surfing was originally called “wave sliding” and it was brought to the mainland US by Olympian Duke Kahanamoku.
4XNPb The world’s first ever known wheelie to be successfully attempted, c. 1936.
LQEVd TIL several people who were in permanent catatonic states as a result of the Spanish Flu later regained full function in the 1960s as a result of treatment with the medicine L-DOPA. Unfortunately the treatment was only temporary and all patients reverted to permanent catatonic states.
X908 TIL In 1985, Little Caesars created a kitchen on wheels called the “Love Kitchen” that serves pizza to those in need and has responded to several disasters. Little Caesars has twice been presented with The President’s Volunteer Action Award Citation.
9x0X TIL that the lead singer of “The Village People” was actually straight.