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TIL: More than one study has found that chronic (long-term) whiplash tends not to exist in countries where there’s no expectation of compensation for it.

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0xRM TIL that Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana user, often using it to give him insight for his work.
4XPQb TIL that in 1987 a group in Mumbai, India pretending to be CBI officers (Indian FBI) advertised and conducted interviews claiming to be hiring "Intelligence and Security Officers". 26 people were hired, and then they were used to "raid" (rob) a jewelry store. The group was never caught.
gMLvD TIL There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.
KONPR TIL that Emily Dickinson was more widely regarded as a gardener than a poet during her time. She even had a book of over 400 pressed plants.
loQgV TIL the sound mourning doves make while flying when startled is NOT a vocalization, but a "wing whistle" that is a natural alarm system to alert other birds to potential predators