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TIL the Fiat 500L was the world's first production car to offer an espresso machine option.

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XEE6 TIL Virgin, Utah passed a law in 2000 that requires all citizens (except mentally ill, felons, and the poor) to own a gun and proper ammunition, making them (unofficially) the most prepared for a zombie apocalypse.
4kMRo TIL of a "breast ironing", a practise where a female relative beats a pubescent girl's breasts with hard, heated objects, in an attempt to stop them from growing.
X0kD8 TIL that Ohio's flag actually has a white "O" for Ohio around the red dot, similar to Colorado's flag
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