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xVlY7 TIL a child is 16 times safer riding to school in a school bus than in a family vehicle
loKK1 TIL that thousands of Americans may have died because they were afraid to fly. Since 9/11 led travelers to choose driving over flying, Cornell researchers believe that the attacks caused an increase of 242 deaths per month due to flying being safer than driving.
woNXY TIL WD-40 stands for Water Displacement formula 40. Developed in 1953 by the Rocket Chemical Company, it was so effective employees would steal cans.
E88w TIL Adam Reed, the creator of Archer, was in a cafe and found himself unable to approach a beautiful woman seated nearby. Instead of talking to her, he conjured up the idea of a spy who “would have a perfect line.”
Wk9l4 TIL After realizing his voice would be dubbed, David Prowse, the actor for Darth Vader, often improvised his lines which resulted in his co-stars having to respond to the correct lines anyway.