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TIL that today is World Standards Day. Except in the US, which celebrates it on 23 October.

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xw85 TIL that Elon Musk wanted the first three Tesla models to spell S-E-X but settled with “S3X” since Ford owns the trademark to “Model E”. After the Model Y is released, the four models will spell “S3XY”.
R5pg1 TIL that the writer of the Mexican National Anthem, a love poet, didn't think he'd be able to write such a thing for an on-going national anthem competition. His fiancée frustrated, then lured and locked him into her parent's bedroom, until he slid out a piece of paper after four hours.
woVoW TIL Daniel Thompson was the inventor of the "Thompson Bagel Machine," which led to mass production of bagels, and also the inventor of the Folding Table Tennis Table.
9jl6 TIL After being pulled from his car after having a serious accident, Sam Kinison had a conversation with a person nobody else could see, saying “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.”, he paused, then asked “But why?”. After another pause, his friend heard him clearly say: “Okay, okay, okay.”
6pKl TIL president Ronald Reagan’s kids are outspoken liberals, and his son (Ronald Reagan Jr) is even an atheist.