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TIL about Giorgi Tevzadze, a legendary Georgian street racer known for his insane car control. He became famous for drifting high-performance BMWs through narrow city streets with unbelievable precision. Despite his reckless style, he was celebrated for his raw talent behind the wheel.

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jNXMp TIL in 1920s - 1960s Germany, there was a trend to pose in a photo with a person in a polar bear costume. In thousands of photos, the bear doesn't change much in looks or poses, but history advances around the polar bear: from smiling beachgoers to smiling Nazis to smiling American G.I.s.
Ojl4 TIL a company will fake your job references, or even your former company
Zpd5Y TIL That the "Nobu" restaurant chain was founded by actor Robert DeNiro, who spent five years trying to convince world famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa that they should open a restaurant together before Nobu finally agreed.
PjEg TIL there is a fruit called the Black Sapote aka the Chocolate Pudding Fruit, that tastes just like a chocolate pudding and contains 4 times the Vitamin C of an orange!
XEygE TIL that doctors have been able to cure methanol poisoning by having the patient just keep drinking beers until the methanol has left their body through urination and respiration