Things I learned lately 10 Nov

• The domestic vehicle market is in trouble. Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and Jeep have way more inventory on average than any other brand in the industry and they don’t seem to be able to move it. They tried to increase their MSRPs to move into a higher grade of vehicle and it has backfired because their traditional customer base doesn’t have that kind of money or credit.
• Buenos Aires had a subway before Barcelona, Moscow and Tokyo.
• If you want to try instant coffee, there’s more available than just the mass market domestic brands. Davidoff, Monogram, Maxim, Kroning Gold, Rosso…
• A 1975 Playboy poll ranked Karen Carpenter as the world's best drummer.
• Data seems to indicate that Gen Z falls for more internet scams than Boomers.
• 56% of Japan’s 125 million people live in the 3 metro areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.
• Some Japanese traffic lights are red, yellow and blue.
• The Salar de Unuyi salt flats in Bolivia, at over 10,000 square kilometres, is 100 times bigger than the Bonneville salt flats in Utah.
• Switzerland consumes more chocolate per capita than any other country.
• Lake Maracaibo gets a lot of lightning. 140-160 nights every year, you’ll see an average of 28 lightning strikes per minute. These spectacles can last up to 10 hours.
• The Artist Formerly Known as Prince guest starred on an episode (S2E1) of Muppets Tonight on 13 September 1997.
• 5 of the top 10 best selling albums worldwide were recorded in the 1970s. Dark side of the moon; Grease; Led Zeppelin IV; Rumours; Saturday night fever.
• An EV is 19 times LESS likely to catch fire than a gasoline powered vehicle.
• A Tesla model 3 weighs just a bit more than a BMW X1.