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TIL Porsche once made a gasoline powered tractor specifically for coffee farmers. Diesel fumes could change the flavor, so a rare gasoline powered industrial tractor was built.

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VJD TIL that Josef Stalin tried to breed ape-men, with human females and male apes
69VBw TIL male primates (yes, humans too) that recover from Ebola carry the virus in their sperm for a very long time.
W7EAA TIL of British General Charles “No-flint” Grey. Grey defeated several American armies in stealth attacks, using his favoured tactic of having his men remove the flints from their muskets and attack enemies using their bayonets alone.
Vyx0 TIL that Antarctica was not discovered until 1820
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