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TIL That the majority of people believe that violent crime rates are at an all time high, despite the fact that they have been steadily declining for decades

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LkDW0 TIL that 'OK' is thought to be the most frequently spoken or written word on the planet, and likely originated from a 1840's fad of "comical misspellings" which turned 'all correct' to 'oll korrect'. A nearly 200 year old meme, basically.
XEV48 TIL doves and pigeons are the same thing
EAKo TIL the existence of the name ‘Wendy’ in Britain is attributed to the character of the same name in Peter Pan.
84Ob TIL When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
Me5OV TIL that we don't actually know how general anesthetics work, or how they are able to induce unconsciousness without shutting down other body or brain functions