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TIL that obese drivers are 78% more likely to die in a car crash.

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pY87Z TIL that in the 18th and 19th century, platinum was so cheap in Spain that it was used for various frauds. Notably, they created counterfeit British sovereigns with a gold-plated alloy of platinum and copper. In order to control this problem, the authorities dumped confiscated platinum into the sea.
PYbZZ TIL that witches in parts of medieval Europe where weighed. A witch had to be almost weightless to fly on a broom. Nobody was found guilty of witchcraft at the weigh house in Oudewater.
YpX4r TIL The full lyrics to "Oh My Darling, Clementine" recount the narrator falling in love with a woman named Clementine, but she drowns in a river so the narrator promptly goes for her little sister
AN6Yx TIL in 2019, McDonalds restaurants in New Zealand included Roald Dahl books with Happy Meals instead of toys.
epy0E TIL That without 'Ice, Ice, Baby' there would be no Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. Suge Knight extorted $4 million dollars from Vanilla Ice and started Death Row records, releasing debut albums 'The Chronic' and 'Doggystyle'