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TIL despite Americans owning more than 78 million dogs as pets, only 20-30 deaths per year are attributed to dog attacks, fewer than bees

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J1pk8 TIL that Electrician and Mechanic magazine had six title changes and multiple mergers, in a period of only two years. The magazine which boasted of having an exclusively male readership, eventually became Popular Science.
PYeEZ TIL that the current CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, is the great grandson of Sakichi Toyoda, who is known as the father of the Japanese Industrial Revolution thanks to his invention of the power loom that implemented the principle of Jidoka, meaning the machine stops itself when a problem occurs.
x65aD TIL the USA hasn't had a single fatal commercial airline crash since 2009!
p8L8G TIL there were more first responders that died due to illnesses linked to 9/11 than those that died on the day of the attacks.
NX5Z6 TIL The mentally ill in Indonesia are sometimes restrained and locked away by their families to prevent them from committing self-harm or endangering others. Some of the top reasons include financial problems and lack of knowledge surrounding mental health.