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TIL: Texas has the highest maternal death rate in the developed world?

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vboR TIL the oldest running car, built in 1884, sold in 2011 for $4.6 million. “La Marquise” - top speed: 38 mph (61 km/h) - runs on coal, wood, and bits of paper, taking 30–40 minutes to build up enough steam to drive.
XdKk TIL pure water does not conduct electricity and is an excellent electrical insulator.
PYB4J TIL in 1924, the US had "Radio Silence Day" where radio broadcasts would be kept quiet for 5 minutes every hour in order to listen for radio signals from space. They didn't hear anything.
nemlB TIL Zach Galifianakis pays the rent of an 87-year-old lady who used to live at the laundromat he used before he was famous and he sometimes takes her to his film premieres.
5VvO9 TIL skyscrapers kill over 1 billion birds per year