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TIL Indian King Tipu Sultan made a life sized model of a Tiger mauling a British soldier called ‘Tipu’s Tiger’ to intimidate the British.

by whatilearned September 4, 2022, 9:31 am

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TIL the Barton Aqueduct, which carries the Bridgewater canal over the river Irwell in England, was demonstrated to Parliament using a model made from Cheshire cheese.

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 8:37 pm

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TIL the Jawa sandcastle sandcrawler model was mistaken for a tank by Libya when Lucas filmed in Tunisia and Muammar Gaddafi ordered Lucas to back off or he’d attack

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 4:05 pm

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TIL in 2005, DiCaprio’s face was severely injured when model Aretha Wilson hit him over the head with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party. As a result, he required seventeen stitches to his face and neck. Wilson pleaded guilty to the assault and was sentenced in 2010 to two years in prison.

by whatilearned August 19, 2022, 4:22 am

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Guys this OF model used cum instead of come in her title

by CopyPastaArchive August 18, 2022, 6:47 am

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TIL that many fake reviews are easy to spot, but they’re getting more complex. The entire model is based on the fake reviewer’s perceived credibility, which can be easily spotted using some simple techniques.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 1:55 pm

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TIL “The Razor and Blades Business Model” is the specific term used to describe a product sold at a low price (or given away) in order to increase sales of a complementary good. For example, low-cost printers that only accept expensive refill cartridges.

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 1:44 pm

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TIL – In 1948 the Mahindra car company struck a deal with Willy’s Overland Corp., makers of the original WW2 MB 1/4 ton utility trucks, to make a model for the Indian market. This would eventually lead to the feud with Jeep-Stellantis over similar looking vehicles.

by whatilearned July 29, 2022, 8:09 am

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TIL The hood ornament on a Rolls Royce, officially called The Spirit of Ecstasy, was based on Eleanor Thornton, a British model and actress, and mistress of Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (and bore him a child), who died on the SS Persia which was sunk in the Mediterranean by a U-Boat during WW I.

by whatilearned July 14, 2022, 4:20 am

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From a pro-Trump facebook group: “Marvel’s Morbius a Transgender “Friendly” Model for Vulnerable Children Everywhere!”

by CopyPastaArchive June 13, 2022, 9:01 am

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TIL That the first car that was started with a button and didn’t need a key was the 1912 Cadillac Model 30

by whatilearned June 4, 2022, 2:47 pm

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TIL In July ‘20, ten days before it’s release, LEGO cancelled their upcoming officially licensed Lego Technic V-22 Boeing Osprey model aircraft due to the their long-standing policy not to feature real military vehicles

by whatilearned June 3, 2022, 3:31 am

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