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TIL of “Slug Bug”, an American custom in which the first person to see a Volkswagen Beetle can punch anyone near them on the shoulder.

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ooO8 TIL that in China TV adverts can only be shown at the end of a 45min program instead of during
DpeD TIL Kurt Vonnegut tried to sue a Tobacco company because the packaging promised to kill him and he was 83 years old and they had not fulfilled this promise yet.
9dEX TIL Rome and Carthage ended their 2100 year war in 1985 when the mayors of the respective cities signed a peace treaty.
168m7 TIL the most films seen in a cinema in a single year is 777 by Zachariah Swope. He started with Minions: Rise of Gru in July 2022 and finished with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in June 2023.
W4xB TIL a study conducted by American University found that the Toyota Camry (78.5%) and the Honda Accord (76%) both contain more domestic content than the ‘American’ Chevrolet Camaro (68%)