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TIL about ghost bikes, which are bicycles painted white, used to symbolize where a cyclist was killed

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6EP57 TIL of convicted train robber Frank Grigware, who escaped from federal prison in 1910. A short 6 years later, he became mayor of the small town of Spirit River, Alberta. The FBI discovered him in 1933, but his extradition request was dropped due to 'serious doubts' about his original conviction.
LkPR0 TIL that words are encoded in our mind on the basis of their shapes and sizes instead of their actual meaning.
E0YW TIL Ferrari engines are musically engineered to sound perfect by utilizing 3rd and 6th harmonics on the air intake, like an organ or flute
5bmr TIL that Dalmatians are traditional fire house mascots because they get along with horses.
1ajx4 TIL In the popular American animated television series "Dexter's Laboratory", the lead character Dexter the genius boy was voiced by two Female voice artists : Christine Cavanaugh in seasons 1–3 and Candi Milo in seasons 3–4.