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TIL that Subaru once found its brand was well accepted amongst lesbians and embraced the idea

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MeGn8 TIL About Kim Yong-ju. the younger brother of Kim Il-sung (north korea founder) is still alive and is 99 years old
P1xPL TIL that 15% of all romantic relationships have a partner “stolen”/lured from another relationship. That is, one of the partners has gotten seduced while involved with—and lured away from—their ex-partner.
AOxw TIL some people in China actually earn $50,000 a year for being professional fart smellers
jN0rR TIL sailors at sea with the US Navy during the War of 1812 had rations of 4240 calories per day, about twice the recommended daily allowance for the modern American man.
LkZPP TIL that Laika (The first dog in space), did not die peacefully to lack of oxygen like the Russians said. Decades later, it was revealed that instead she died in panic thanks to a heat shield malfunction a couple of hours after launch.