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TIL the term 'jaywalking' was promoted and popularized by the automobile industry to blame pedestrians for traffic issues

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6PnZ TIL that cats bring their owners dead animals because it’s their way of saying you suck at hunting and you need to learn how…
GXKE TIL oranges grown in tropical countries remain green even when ripe. To attain the orange color, they are either exposed to ethylene gas or dyed.
KYrKw TIL the US actually built a “panopticon” jail, loosely following the infamous 18th century utilitarian proposal where inmates are constantly wondering whether or not they are being watched by unseen guards: the “Twin Towers” jail in Los Angeles.
R5vnQ TIL the casting coach and fake taxi porn was once used to bring young women to porn using those same tricks which I thought was fake. Now it is just dark. I never thought it was real.
j6pya TIL the tension between Marlon Brando & director Frank Oz while filming The Score escalated to such a point that Brando refused to be on set if Oz was there. So co-star Robert De Niro ended up directing Brando with Oz stationed at a distance while he privately passed directorial messages to De Niro.