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TIL The UK Has More Speed Cameras Than US

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XEZJ6 TIL that just as % means occurrences per 100, ‰ (a permille) expresses occurrences per 1000.
Me0P0 TIL that many Disney movies from the 20th century reused several animation cells, so several scenes from various disney classics are identical.
16n1d TIL that strong evidence points to a black hole at the center of our own, and most other galaxies.
ZLEY TIL of Kleindeutschland - literally a German town in the middle of New York City. It had the third largest German speaking population in the world until 1000 women and children were killed in a tragic fire. The population never recovered.
4k91o TIL that teenagers' brains are more tuned into unfamiliar voices than their mothers' voices. This shift occurs around ages 13-14 during puberty, helping teens expand their social connections beyond their family.