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TIL BMW ran an April Fools ad saying they were giving away a free car. Only one woman showed up in her 15-year old station wagon.. so they gave her a free car. On top of that, her old car was sold off and the proceeds were donated to children with disabilities

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JYm7l TIL the Beatles LP "Yesterday and Today" originally featured a cover depicting the band laughing while covered in mutilated and decapitated baby dolls. The cover was intended as a Vietnam protest, with Lennon saying "If the public can accept something as cruel as the war, they can accept this cover"
w1AE TIL the United States developed a “nuclear bazooka” that could launch a nuclear warhead 2-4 km
A684 TIL that a “Desire Path” is the worn track that multiple people mark on grass or other surfaces because it’s the most easily navigated route between places. In Finland, desire paths made by footprints in snow in winter are used to design purpose-built pathways.
ZOyv TIL of the Children’s Crusade, in 1212 an unofficial crusade took place in which Nicholas of Cologne attempted to lead ~30,000 children to the holy land. They later found a fleet of boats willing to give them free passage to the Levant. The sailors ended up selling the children as slaves in Africa.
jNRwn TIL that all main actors in the movie Saving Private Ryan apart from Matt Damon were required to undergo military training. This was done so the remaining cast would build up genuine resentment for his character.