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TIL: about a concept called Traffic calming - a set of design strategies and measures used to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety on streets.

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XrQQ TIL: The Lead Masks Case refers to the discovery of the bodies of two electronic technicians in Brazil in 1966. The bodies were found in a field wearing impermeable coats and lead masks. Even stranger was the discovery of a small notebook beside the bodies with signs and numbers
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