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TIL After banning pit bulls in 1991, the rate of dog bites in the UK remained the same.

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WJ09 TIL Nintendo refuses to do movies based off of their games because of the critically panned Super Mario Bros. movie.
7reKb Dubai is a global business hub and luxury tourist destination that boasts the world’s tallest building and a police force that drive supercars. So how did it get so rich?
yVYgp TIL What Really Happened to Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd
VM1mm TIL Sometime around 1500 A.D., an African farmer planted a maize seed imported from the New World. Today, maize accounts for more than half the calories people consume in many African countries. Maize supplanted Africa’s own historical grain crops—sorghum, millet, and rice
nrXo TIL that hockey player, Jarome Iginla, donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.