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TIL that nearly 2 out of every 3 revolvers sold in the US are made by a Brazilian company. Taurus, based in Brazil, dominates the American revolver market with a staggering 61% share

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wL6O7 TIL German-Italian microcar BMW Isetta was modified to hide a person inside the engine bay in order to escape unsuspecting East German border police. Nine people were able to defect successfully before being discovered.
pMyb TIL that the elusive “dark matter” in the universe could be detected by looking for time glitches in the existing network of GPS satellites. One researcher is already mining 15 years’ worth of GPS timing data for its signature.
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