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TIL US vehicle safety ratings (NCAP) don't factor in the survival of anyone else involved in the crash.

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w9KJ TIL The Republic of Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society, who believed African Americans would face better chances for freedom in Africa than in the United States.
D14rV TIL one Canadian group controls 72% of the maple syrup supply in the world
69Y48 TIL that salt was used to preserve mummies. They used natron, a salt mix (including table salt) to dehydrate and disinfect them. Natron was quite the hit, and had many many uses: soap, teeth cleanser, mouthwash, insecticide and more
PYDeG TIL that the flash from cameras does not harm artwork. In a 1995 study, the London National Gallery concluded that camera flash is dangerous after measuring the color change in test pigments that were exposed to over 1,000,000 flashes. However, the control group showed the same amount of change.
yV7kp TIL that on April 18 1930, the BBC's evening news report simply said "there is no news" and then played piano music for the entire segment.