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TIL that the British call crosswalks "zebra crossings"

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oPw7 TIL that for the movie Mallrats, Jason Mewes (Jay) had to audition for the role, even though it was written for him and he had played it before, because the studio did not want him. Others that he auditioned against included Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.
wLEG7 TIL that after we die and our heart stops beating and our body moving our brain still works and we may even be conscious enough to hear our own death announced by doctors.
vG9B TIL 61 percent of women in rural China hide incidents of extreme domestic abuse or seek treatment under fake names. The country has no national law to protect women from abuse.
epVe4 TIL back in the day someone invented a 'horse-powered boat'
rLAo TIL In 1980 a Centaur skeleton was assembled using the remains of a human and Shetland pony, then displayed as a real artifact in order to challenge student skepticism