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TIL that in 1900, 38% of cars were electrically powered
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ldw1
TIL that toll roads in Illinois were only supposed to be open for 40 years to pay off bonds by 1990.
NBPM
TIL: In Australia, someone loses an eye every year from a magpie attack. It also managed to indirectly kill a 12 year old boy by chasing him to a road where he was promptly hit by a car.
7rPPO
TIL Researchers have determined that bats address each other as individuals and frequently get into arguments.
aj5M
TIL The Canadian $1,000 bill was retired on May 12, 2000, for being mostly used in criminal transactions, any $1,000 note deposited at a bank is destroyed, although the bills — nicknamed “pinkies” by gangsters because of the pinkish-purple ink — remain legal tender.
RVxa
TIL that our brains have the tendency to start to shut down when presented with ideology different from our own, with less blood being delivered to the parts of our cortex responsible for rational thought, until another statement is presented that confirms our beliefs