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TIL roughly 3% of German houses on Google Street View are blurred because their owners opted out of the program

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16ZKr TIL: Mexican Ranchero named Don Alejo (aged well in his 70s) killed 4 Los Zetas cartel members after they attempted to seize his ranch. He boarded up windows and used only his hunting rifles placed around his house. He died after they destroyed his house with grenade launchers.
R1vQ TIL Hedy Lamarr, an actress in the 40’s and 50’s and “the most beautiful woman in the world”, co-patented the technology that would lead to Wi-Fi, GPS, wireless phones, and others.
6EwaX TIL that Japan has vending machines that dispense used women’s underwear, puppies, slushees, and other very unique items.
OraR TIL During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, a single Russian tank delayed the advance of an entire division for one day
P15nO TIL in 2022 seat belt use in the US was 91.6% of occupants (8.4% unrestrained) and unrestrained occupant deaths accounted for 49.8% of deaths.