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TIL that bridges and tunnels for animals reduced wildlife-related car crashes by 90% in Colorado

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L8EV TIL in old U.S elections, the President could not choose his vice president, instead it was the canditate with the second most vote
PddO TIL that sarcasm is not only possibly indicative of one’s cognitive ability, capacity for abstract thought, and increased creativity, but it also increases creativity in the recipients of the sarcastic remarks.
DQ1gV TIL About the "Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda" a 1941 investigation by anti-war Senators who were concerned that Hollywood was pushing for America to join WW2. It was abandoned after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
R7l0l TIL St. Patrick was not Irish at all, but a spoiled and rebellious young Roman citizen living a life of luxury in fifth-century Britain when he was suddenly kidnapped from his family’s estate as a teenager and sold into slavery across the sea in Ireland.
NXYdP TIL about hobby horsing, a "sport" where you get to run and jump on a stick horse.