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TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide

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woKQo TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was standardized 18 years before Celsius. The world switch due to the British Empire. The United States is actually using the earlier standard.
KYK44 TIL that Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy was appointed commissioner of the American Soccer League despite his unfamiliarity with the sport. He was relieved of his duties after 5 years because despite his tenure, Cousy would still go around telling people he knew nothing about soccer.
X0GAP TIL that the world’s first true electric car, the Flocken Elektrowagen, was built by Andreas Flocken in 1888. This wooden, high-wheeled vehicle was powered by an electric motor on the rear axle, achieving speeds of around 15 km/h.
ALww TIL In the first Deus Ex game the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are absent due to memory limitations. The explanation is that they were destroyed in a terrorist attack. A year after the game’s initial release, the real Twin Towers were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
ZpvJp TIL when Fox refused to pay for Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick to be on set every day during filming, Ryan Reynolds paid with his own money to make sure they were there in order to keep the project on the right track & maintain the original creative team.