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TIL of “risk compensation” - the introduction of seatbelts lead to more deaths of cyclists and pedestrians as drivers felt safer, and therefore drove more recklessly than they would without seatbelts

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mxdWY TIL Animals in the wild travel to 'salt licks' in order to lick essential nutrients from natural deposits. Because of this behaviour, animals are often attracted to roads after winter salting, and can cause collisions or end up as roadkill.
6eRY TIL, Sir Issac Newton hated his mother and step-father; he even threatened to kill them with fire.
nWobG TIL the 2002 Pontiac Firebird and the 2002 Chevy Camaro were the last popular production cars that had T-tops.
Pd6n TIL: Thirty-five percent of people are born without wisdom teeth. Experts believe they will eventually be gone.
ADrN7 TIL In 1980, the New York Yankees traded player Brad Gulden to the Seattle Mariners for "a player to be named later." In 1981, the Mariners traded Brad Gulden back as the player to be named.