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TIL mandatory helmets in cars would have a greater benefit than mandatory helmets for bicyclists

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j66OM TIL garlic is a vegetable
4X76 TIL that the Korean DMZ is an involuntary nature reserve and is home to extremely rare tigers and bears
JYP0Q TIL that marshmallows originally came from a plant, the marsh-mallow. Egyptians first used the roots of the plant to create a treat that has morphed into the modern day marshmallow.
ner07 TIL about Project Pluto, a nuclear weapon which would deliver multiple nuclear warheads to various different targets and fly low over populated areas with an unshielded nuclear reactor before finally crashing into the ground and releasing deadly radiation for months
0dQ11 TIL “Jeopardy!” contestant Dhruv Gaur wrote “What is… We [love] you, Alex!” as his Final Jeopardy response while Alex Trebek was battling cancer. The message left Trebek visibly emotional and was widely shared as an example of fans’ affection for the longtime host.