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TIL That dry counties have 3x the fatality rate of alcohol-related accidents than wet counties, because people drive longer distances for alcohol

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LGWd TIL Owen Wilson was replaced by Matthew McConaughey in Tropic Thunder after Wilson’s trouble with major depression
va8R TIL the minimum wage of $1.60 an hour in 1968 would be $10.56 today when adjusted for inflation
8e6GL TIL that it's thought that one of the reasons cats purr is to heal their own internal injuries
wLeWM Today I learned that you can die from plucking your nose hairs. The follicle can get infected, and that infection can pass its way through the bloodstream to the brain. The area surrounding your mouth and nose is called the "danger triangle" for this reason. Use a trimmer instead.
W7LY TIL there’s a webpage that shows the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in ‘Real Time’, capturing the last 18 minutes of the Crew’s and Mission Control’s dialogue as well as Neil’s heart rate as he lands on the Moon.