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TIL that during the Cold War, playground equipment in the US and the USSR was made with the intent of getting children to be interested in the Space Race

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Bgpjy TIL that data consistently show a spike in traffic deaths following the Super Bowl, and a spike in drunk-driving deaths specifically. For the five Super Bowls between 2015 and 2019, there were 244 total traffic deaths nationwide in the 12-hour period during and after the Super Bowl.
e0LXL TIL that the practice of worker's compensation has its origins in 18th century piracy. A system of compensation was established as a result of the occupation's high risk of injury and included payments for different types of injuries as well as giving crewmates less strenuous duties when injured.
KY016 TIL there is a wasp called "Gasteruption jaculator"
nelR7 TIL that the Ice Bucket Challenge actually helped fund the the discovery of a gene linked to the cause of ALS. The gene, NEK1, and its variants held clues to understanding and treating the disease.
R79Bw TIL In 2011, near Syracuse, N.Y., a man riding bareheaded in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and died. A state troopers said he motorcyclist likely would have survived the accident if he'd been wearing a helmet.