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TIL women on average actually get in more accidents per mile than men, but men are far more likely to be in fatal accidents

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X0gxR TIL In 458 BC, Father of the Greek tragedy, Aeschylus was returning to his home in Sicily when, just outside the city, he was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise onto his head which had mistaken his head for a rock suitable for shattering the shell,
W7G79 TIL that, technically, bananas and pumpkins are berries, but raspberries and strawberries aren't
Apmx TIL Pornstar Sunny Leone dated Comedian Russel peters and his “dating a pornstar” set (in comments)is actually about her.
b6OKE TIL that Parkinson's Disease (PD) has a unique scent. Using her heightened sense of smell, 72-year-old Joy Milne can detect PD progression even before the onset of symptoms. She has since worked with scientists to develop a skin-swab test that can detect the disease with a purported 95% accuracy.
4Xy6J TIL of the Saratoga Springs Legend. A claim that crisps were invented in New York, despite being invented in England decades earlier. This legend continued into at least the 1970s when a major advertising campaign attributed the invention of crisps to the US.