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TIL that until 1999, Montana had rural highways without daytime speed limits

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ne447 TIL birds cannot detect capsaicin (the active ingredient in chilli that makes it spicy) so it is used as a squirrel deterrent for birdfeeders.
X4OR TIL that odds of dying in a car accident are 1 in 5000. Odds of dying in a plane crash are 1 in 11 million. And even if you are involved in a plane crash, statistically you have a 76% chance of survival.
nZ47 TIL: Engineers have created a chemical coating that causes cotton materials to clean themselves of stains and remove odors when exposed to sunlight.
dDExj TIL the dog bark in 'Been Caught Stealing' by Jane's Addiction was accidentally recorded. Singer Perry Farrell brought his dog to work and his dog got excited when she saw his owner singing. Rolling Stones magazine called it the best use of dog barks since The Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds'.
N9G6 TIL that after WWII, the Soviet Union presented a wooden replica of the Great Seal of the United States to Ambassador Averell Harriman who hung it in his office. Seven years later, a routine inspection revealed the gift contained a bugging device the Soviets had used to spy on the ambassador.