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TIL: The only non-music youtube video to reach a billion views is an episode from the Russian cartoon Martha and the Bear.

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dLLZ TIL: Tesla Motors wanted to name their 2017 car the “Model E”, so they could spell “ SEX” with their three car models. Ford Motors threatened legal action, so they changed it to “Model 3”, to spell “ S3X”.
Jd78 TIL Bill Nye the Science Guy’s ex-wife tried to poison him
6E4Zm TIL that "threatening the President" even as a joke can send people to jail: Richard Humphreys said "God might speak to the world through a burning Bush," in regards to President Bush, was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in prison.
5wMP TIL that sand tiger shark fetuses kill and eat each other in the womb. Only the strongest survives to be born ‘a metre long and already an experienced killer’
E710 TIL that Sigourney Weaver’s real name is Susan and she chose the name “Sigourney” from a character mentioned in “The Great Gatsby”