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TIL that removing speed limits in outback Australia reduced accidents and fatalities

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WNZ4 TIL A 16 year-old girl raped a 12 year-old boy, got pregnant, and then the Kansas Supreme Court found the boy liable for child support
LQNl0 TIL that there is a German word for “Capitalism Heyday”, Hochkapitalismus, which is the period from 1800 to the First World War
16XxO TIL that Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth
B4ek TIL that red velvet cake is just chocolate cake with red food couloring
nWDyY TIL in 2015, BMW New Zealand ran an April Fool’s ad promising a free car to the first person who showed up with their old car and ask for ‘Tom’. Tianna Marsh took the chance, arrived at 5:30 local time with her 15-year-old station wagon, and drove away in a $50,000 BMW with a ‘NOF00L’ license plate.