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TIL that Brazil, the only country in the world that still produces the Volkswagen Bus, will stop production by the end of this year

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R7ZY1 TIL the USSR tried to blackmail a gay US journalist with photos of him having sex with a Soviet spy, but he refused to cooperate and reported the incident to the CIA. When the Soviets sent the photos to prominent journalists, they all refused to out him.
wL1AM TIL straight razor manufacturing almost came to an end, but demand increased after the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.
lVWK TIL that Hippos mark their territory by defecation. While depositing the faeces, hippos spin their tails to distribute their excrement over a greater area.
OG84L TIL about the Climbing Perch, a crawling fish that is threatening mainland Australia. They can live out of water for up to six days and climb up trees as high as six feet.
VBGQp TIL about Lewes Bonfire, biggest celebrated Fifth November Event in the world, where number of large effigies are drawn through the streets before being burned at the bonfires.