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TIL the pinstripe on a Rolls Royce is handpainted, with no margin for error as the the paint has special properties that instantly bond it to the underlying car paint.

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7r60x TIL Aviator style sunglasses were popularised by American general Douglas MacArthur when he landed on a beach in the Philippines during WWII and some newspaper photographers got him on camera
Elw0 TIL there is a charity that pays $300 to drug addicts if they get sterilized
oWoR TIL that in 1876 it mysteriously rained meat over a Kentucky town in what is now known as the Kentucky Meat Shower.
6pNQ TIL we hear songs that get stuck in our head while performing tasks that require a “low cognitive load”, such as showering or getting dressed. Our brain uses these songs as a “screen saver” to keep us entertained while our brain is essentially idle.