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TIL in South Asia they call pajamas "night suits."

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jNnep TIL The 1957 Chrysler Imperial had a compound curved windshield and the first use of curved side glass on a standard production car. Into the 1960s, Imperial continued to be one of the longest cars built in the United States
GA7LN TIL that barnacles were a major problem to old ships and that the 18th-century British Navy gained a great advantage by covering their ships' hulls with copper to stop the barnacles from growing.
nW7ZB TIL that briefly from 1976, there were 6-wheeled cars in Formula 1 racing
Oa47 TIL slaves in America in 1850 cost the equivalent of ~$40,000. The going rate today is $90.
Z8m84 TIL about the fastest animal on earth relative to size, the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis, whose prey is so fast scientists don't even know what they are, even with the help of high-speed cameras.