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TIL Jayne Mansfield changed the trucking industry. Because of her death by ramming into the back of a semi truck in which she had severe head trauma, they adopted an underride guard which is sometimes known as a "Mansfield bar."

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woE9P TIL about Third Man Factor (or Sydrome). A phenomenon where explorers, or people in a survival situation, see and or feel a person/ presence that gives them guidance and support at a critical moment in their survival.
M77DW TIL about Ttongsul, an ancient Korean medicine made from fermented poop of a 4-7yo child
4XQLb TIL the orange balls on power lines are called visibility marker balls (or just marker balls, for short), and they help make power lines more obvious to low-flying aircraft like planes and helicopters.
p8noA TIL The fastest Cheetah ever recorded was named Sarah. In 2012, then-11-year-old Sarah was filmed running on a U.S.A. Track and Field-certified course at an unmatched pace of 61 miles per hour. Sarah’s 5.95 second 100-meter dash holds the known planet-wide record.
MekRm TIL Ancient Pomeranians were as annoying as modern. The Melitan dog resembling the modern day Pomeranian was described by most contemporaries including Great Rhetorician Lucian as “annoying and yappy; loved by its owner, despised by everyone else”