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TIL someone was once arrested, convicted and fined for typing “../../../”

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NaJ6 TIL Over 11,000 accidents occured between cyclists and drivers in the San Francisco area over 5 years. 60% of the time the cyclist caused the accident.
jWPE TIL that when Carrie Fisher was asked wether she knew that Star Wars would be as successfull as it turned out to be she said “Yes, I knew. We all knew. The only one who didn’t know was George. We kept it from him because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression.”
6YpX TIL all current monarchs of Europe have one common ancestor, who died in 1711.
YvXA TIL Between 1898 and 1994, the U.S. government intervened successfully to change governments in Latin America a total of at least 41 times.
D1DWJ TIL that after completing his 20 yr sentence in 2000, John Lennon's killer has been denied parole every 2 years since. Next parole hearing is Aug 2020.