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TIL about 1/3 of new cars no longer come with a spare tire. While some have run-flat tires, having no spare tires decreases weight and increases fuel economy.... and also quietly saves car companies millions of dollars a year

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D1oNP TIL A pizza company, Zume Pizza uses robots for many stages of pizza production. The pizzas are cooked en route in a van equipped with 56 GPS-equipped automated ovens, timed to be ready shortly before arrival at the address, and are then sliced by a self-cleaning robot cutter.
grar4 TIL: Cyrus the great’s cylinder is the first recognized charter for human rights.
a8nvJ TIL suede is made from the underside of animal skin. It is softer and more pliable than the outer skin layer, though not as durable. The name literally means "Sweden," where popular gloves were made.
YgYP TIL that Niue, a small Polynesian island country in the southwest pacific, is the world’s first “WiFi Nation”, with free wireless internet access available throughout the entire country.
QVWE TIL Diogenes, an ancient Greek philosopher, would masturbate in public. When asked why he would respond, “If only it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing my belly.”