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TIL that the feeling we get when we see something so cuddly that we want to squeeze it actually has a name. It’s called “cute aggression”.

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P1Oyw TIL only 14% of Americans regularly wore seatbelts in the 80's and laws were considered violations of freedom. To regulate seatbelts, the Reagan administration told automakers to install airbags unless they persuaded 2/3 of states to pass seatbelt laws. New seatbelt laws were often weak, anyway.
NXnaN TIL we are technically still in an ice age.
YppBd TIL that for the first 2 years of their existence the Houston Astros were known as the Houston Colt 45s
GAXk5 TIL the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery's unusual plucking technique of using the fleshy part of his thumb was born out of necessity: he practiced after long working hours late at night, but did not want to bother his neighbours, or wake his kids.
VpBQ TIL that American speech is punctuated with “uh” & “um”, English speech with “er” & “erm”, Japanese with “ā”, “anō”, & “ēto”, German with “äh”, French with “euh”– basically, every language uses different sounds to interrupt themselves while their brain is working on forming thoughts into words.