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

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wowlE TIL the Washington Monument was once the tallest building in the world at 555 feet, 5 inches
ZaW4 TIL-Ryan Stiles, from Whose Line is it Anyway, had many of his flamboyant shoes custom made since his height and shoe size made it problematic for him to buy shoes from a store.
aAa9 TIL that your brain can still process information garnered through your eyes even if your visual cortex is damaged or doesn’t work at all. You can ‘see’ without seeing.
9MNQ TIL that “the best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. One-quarter of all American college men were buying the magazine every month.”
d8xkZ TIL Leonard Nimoy was an accomplished photographer. His interest in the hobby began in childhood, and for his whole life he owned a camera he’d built at the age of 13. He even seriously considered changing careers after Star Trek, as he studied extensively at UCLA.