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TIL that the total US highway fatality rate perfectly correlates to the number of fresh lemons imported from Mexico

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gMr5W TIL Quebec passed a law barring French speaking students from attending English-based primary and secondary schools. This was done to combat the loss of Canadian French speakers. The language has been on the decline in Canada.
0wPjA TIL of Wolfgang Pauli, around whom scientific equipment was constantly breaking. Once, he was absent and a piece of machinery still broke, seemingly disproving the jinx - until his colleagues discovered Pauli had been passing right by the laboratory on a train the exact moment the machine broke down
ADpy7 TIL that a golden retriever, Figo, sacrificed his safety to protect his owner. He leaped in front of a school bus in an effort to protect a blind woman. The chief of police said he'd seen dogs protect their owners from intruders, but never automobiles. Figo only sustained a leg injury.
9wDEG TIL Gabe Newell said he knew "a sea change" was coming for PC gaming distribution, in 1995, when Doom (and id Software's 12 people) was estimated to be installed on more computers than Windows 95 (and its 500-person sales teams). By 2011 Steam had between 50-70% of the market for downloaded PC games
epeX6 TIL that "Gangster Spongebob" is actually an extremely popular rapper in Germany