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TIL Corinthian Leather is just a marketing term invented by a Chrysler PR firm in the 70s

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oBg6L TIL that in 2019 LEGO polled more than 3000 kids aged 8-12 year olds about future dream professions - while a majority of kids in China (56%) wanted to be astronauts when they grow up, in the US and UK, becoming a Youtuber was the most chosen profession, 3X more popular than astronauts
1VOd TIL; bill paxton is one of the only people to have ever been killed by a terminator, predator, and ALIEN.
epVJD TIL "no kill" animal shelters may euthanize animals, and there is no official body regulating the label.
x6yV7 TIL that a rocket engine startup company's plan for using mercury propellant to launch satellites ended up getting the UN global ban
X0v96 TIL JetBlue provides the most generous legroom in economy class at 32.3 inches, with Southwest Airlines offering a comfortable second place at 31.8 inches.