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TIL in 1930 two brothers created the first car radio which was called a “motorized victrola” which they shortened to Motorola.

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aaoM TIL that despite the story that Cleopatra killed herself by letting an asp bite her, it was more probable that she killed herself using a mixture of opium and hemlock.
VM5B4 TIL that NASA lost the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft due to the lack of conversion of some data to metric system.
9YWlQ TIL about half of Thailand’s 349,000 monks are either overweight or obese. They rely solely on alms from the faithful and must consume what they are offered before noon each day. After midday, to keep their energy up, many rely on highly sweetened beverages, including energy drinks.
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8ePR4 TIL that the world's largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887 and still holds the world record.