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TIL under German law, self-driving cars must be programmed to avoid human death at all cost. This means the car is allowed to destroy property, accelerate beyond legal speeds, and hit animals to avoid hitting a human.

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rQrM TIL: That The Netherlands has a defence system where they can turn the provinces of North and South Holland into an island by flooding any potential crossings into the province.
E15MX TIL of "cargo cults", originated in early 20th century tribal communities on a number of Pacific islands, whose followers believe that either an American WWII soldier named John Frum, or Prince Philip, are their saviours.
vn08 TIL that very few educated people since Greek times believed the Earth to be flat. The myth that ppl believed in a flat earth was made up to demonize religion.
loGlr TIL in WW2, the British made their plane's external fuel tanks out of paper-mache, to save metal
5yyn TIL of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting which took place in 1979 in San Diego, California. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, killed the principal and a custodian, and injured 8 children and a police officer. When asked by a reporter why she did it, she said “I don’t like Mondays.”