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TIL that Google calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.

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VMNyp Today I learned that there are 72 million babies born around the world this year alone and we have not even reached the end of the year!
ep6vL TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbitant amounts, keeping employees in debt, to ensure company "loyalty."
JrxB TIL pilots have to wait 6 hours after taking Viagra to fly because it can affect blue/green colour differentiation, interfering with their ability to interpret cockpit instruments and runway lights.
9YREp TIL that there is a thing called the "sweater curse." Some knitters believe that knitting a sweater for a signifcant other and giving it to them as a gift will result in a breakup. A 2005 poll found that 15% of knitters have experienced it firsthand.
WyR4 TIL that cheerleaders are encouraged to wear shorter skirts for safety reasons as too much fabric can be dangerous while tumbling.