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TIL that Mariachi music is Mexican Polka.

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GAXBG TIL of the Braess paradox wherein overall traffic flow through a road network may decrease when more roads are added.
4Xbkb TIL: Naomi Parker Fraley was the most likely inspiration for the WWII poster, "We Can Do It!" The image is thought to have been inspired by a photograph taken of Fraley, operating a machine-tool at the Navel Air Station Alameda, where she worked on aircraft assembly. Fraley died in 2018, aged 96.
MGNA TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer who, while trying to demonstrate how the victim might have accidentally shot himself, shot himself and died. He then won the case.
R7lL4 TIL several women have suffered miscarriages at work due to the harsh conditions in warehouses owned by XPO, the company that ships for Verizon, Nike, and Disney, among others.
5YDJr TIL that in 1951 during the era of duck-and-cover drills, NYC allocated $87,000 for the purchase of dog tags so that students' bodies would be identifiable in the event of a nuclear attack.