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TIL that Mercedes SLS guillwing doors are rigged with explosives that will detonate upon rollover detection - allowing passengers to escape the car after an accident

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9Y1JD TIL that Scotland gained its Northern Isles from the Kalmar Union (the combined kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) since the king of the Kalmar Union's daughter was getting married to the king of Scotland but the king of the Kalmar Union never paid the dowry so Scotland annexed the islands.
VMJB TIL that Gustav III of Sweden considered coffee so dangerous he ordered two doctors to conduct an experiment on twin brothers: One would drink 3 pots of coffee and the other 3 pots of tea, every day for the rest of their lives. The docs and the king all died before the experiment was completed.
k5m TIL there is a diamond mine so large that it creates air currents that can suck a helicopter into it.
7rDPZ TIL the band Radiohead derived their name from the actor who portrayed Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day.
05gv TIL that a long-term 30-years study found that post-operation Transgender persons are 20x more likely to commit suicide when compared to the general population