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TIL "Motherfucker" is Samuel L. Jackson's favorite affirmation to help overcome his stutter.

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PJVw TIL World War II broke out before the VW Bug could go into production, so the Germans used Volkswagen parts to produce the Volkswagen Kübelwagen and the “Schwimmwagen” instead. The Schwimmwagen was basically an amphibious military version of the Beetle, and over 14,000 of them fought in WWII.
vARj TIL Tesla believed that women would become the dominant sex in the future.
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kJkn1 TIL new Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle in army sparked the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Sepoys had to bite cartridge open to release the powder. The grease used on cartridges was rumored to include tallow from beef, which was offensive to Hindus, and lard from pork, which was offensive to Muslims.