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TIL An estimated 300+ 1969 Dodge Chargers were used while filming the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. They went through about 2 per episode.

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a8Oyb TIL George McGovern accidentally bombed an Austrian farm during WWII. He was haunted for 40 years until after a TV interview, when the farmer called the station to reassure him that he and his family got out in time and that it was worth it if it helped bring down Hitler in any way.
GA9A1 TIL that Buddhism is actually pretty sparse in India. Only 0.7% of Indians are Buddhist. By comparison, 1.2% of Americans are Buddhist.
QJOPE TIL When Capcom suggested Jean-Claude Van Damme to play all-American character Guile in the Street Fighter movie, the director said "What about his accent?" Capcom responded "What accent?" unaware he had one as all his films were dubbed in Japanese
GYwLN TIL Fighting is allowed in Hockey
woZkP TIL: the capital of Rwanda has a monthly car-free day