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TIL Electric eels NEED to breathe air
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TIL that in Bugattis world record video of the Chiron going from 0-400kmph-0, the one-shot scene of the car accelerating was achieved by simply using another Bugatti Chiron as the camera car because nothing else on set was fast enough to record the shot.
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TIL Bhutan is the world's only carbon negative country. The constitution demands at least 60% of the country covered in forest, making it a sink of over four million tonnes of CO2 per year.
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TIL that the legendary Foyles bookshop in London protected themselves from the Blitz during WWII by covering the roof with copies of Mein Kampf.
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TIL that there are only 5 people left who are relatives from hitler. 3 of whom chose not to have kids or get married to kill off the bloodline.
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TIL Leonardo de Vinci isn't the only one who painted the "Mona Lisa", his student Francesco painted a version her too. Francisco's painting has been kept in far better condition and is currently on display at the Prado museum in Madrid.