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xVgjB TIL Volkswagen’s most produced part (Part no. 199 398 500 A) is a sausage. The company produced 6.81 million ‘Volkswagen currywursts’ in 2018.
1amYD TIL Many believe the reason periodical cicadas emerge in broods at 13 or 17 year intervals (both prime numbers), it reduces the risk of predators or competitors syncing their life cycles
R5we4 TIL about thanatologists, people who study death, dying, loss, and grief from multiple perspectives (medical, physical, psychological, spiritual, ethical, and more).
vObK TIL that Alberta, Canada is a nearly rat-free province, and when a homeowner finds one it makes the news
5YWar TIL that Coca-Cola used to have a small amount of cocaine in it. It was added there for “medicinal purposes” and was the “Coca” in “Coca-Cola”. The “Cola” in it’s name was named after the kola nuts in the drink.