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Today I learned that Toyota, car company, started in the apparel industry of making silk-weaving looms

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kOYZE TIL that one year the University of Chicago's annual scavenger hunt included the impossible task of building a working nuclear reactor, which one team did in their dorm room.
yQwAv TIL that the owner of Segway Inc. died by riding a Segway off a cliff.
MYm TIL that in the orignal Powerpuff Girls pilot, the accidental substance was a can of “Whoop Ass”
jM8a Today I learned that the monks from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail are chanting “Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requim,” which in English means “Holy Jesus, Lord, grant them rest.” It’s from “Dies Irae” (“Judgement Day”), a 13th century Latin hymn that has been set to music by dozens of famous composers.
kmNB TIL In ‘03, Mitsubishi offered a “0-0-0” deal in the US which offered a new car for 0 down, 0% interest and 0 payments for a year. Many buyers defaulted after the year leaving Mitsubishi with used vehicles for which they’d received no money and which were now worth less than they cost to manufacture