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TIL an Erector set was used to build the precursor to the modern artificial heart

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lELK TIL That the state of Alaska has the highest amount of sexual offenders per million citizens than any other state.
OnWL TIL that in 1967 a California teacher, in trying to teach his students how the German public supported the Nazi government during the 1930’s and 1940’s, created a faux-facist student movement to show them facism’s allure. In three days membership jumped from his class of 30 to over 200 students.
6ELMW TIL there are 4.7 million dog bites in the US each year, and 800,000 of those bites result in medical care. That means a dog bites 1 out of every 69 people.
Z5AD TIL it’s illegal in Germany to drive your car without destination
5lW8 TIL that some old books were released with some of the pages “uncut” and folded together, and in order to read them, you must cut the pages