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TIL BMW recalled its GPS system on its 5 Series cars in the late 1990s after German men drivers refused to take directions from the female voice.

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OGZRX TIL about "Wa", a Japanese concept usually translated into English as "harmony". It implies a peaceful unity and conformity within a social group in which members prefer the continuation of a harmonious community over their personal interests. The kanji character "wa" is also a name for Japan.
BrO5x TIL that the skeleton named Lucy, a part human and part chimpanzee from 3.2 million of years skeleton and contributed to the human evolution theory, was named after the song from the Beatles, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" because the archaeologists who found her, were listening that song non-stop.
rN1Xo TIL that in 1969 Jerry West became the first and only player to win the NBA Finals MVP on a losing team as his Lakers fell to the Celtics.
69okY TIL there was a 1988 six-episode anime adaptation of Starship Troopers.
kJ1l7 TIL that polar explorer Ernest Shackleton is buried in Grytviken, a settlement on the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Sea. The settlement has a population of 3, but is only occupied in the summer.