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TIL Leonardo Da Vinci invented the concept of a CVT transmission

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5V7wn TIL that the $1.50 hot dog combo from Costco is NOT a loss leader. Costco was able to lower costs by manufacturing its own hot dogs and cutting condiment options. The CEO claims that Costco does not engage in loss leaders.
jb8R TIL that John F Kennedy ordered 1,200 Cuban cigars just hours before signing the trade embargo in 1962.
7rxx7 TIL: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the busiest airport in the state of Texas. The airport spans more than 17,000 acres and is bigger than the island of Manhattan
b78N TIL Robert Smith (of The Cure) at 29 years old was severely depressed as no rock n roll band had put out a masterpiece album in their late 20’s. He then made “Disintegration” about that subject; it’s regarded as a masterpiece.
aoRb TIL the day before the 1996 US presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper” – the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses