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TIL In 2015, more people died from selfie related deaths than shark attacks in Australia

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grwA7 TIL 70% of roughly 100 human deaths by grizzlies have been by mothers defending cubs, whereas, there is no record of a black bear mother killing anyone in defense of cubs. Mothers with cubs were involved in 3 of the 61 killings by black bears across America since 1900, but not in defense of her cubs
JY1R4 TIL China has the world's fastest high speed rail line. It connects Beijing and Shanghai (800 miles /1300 km apart, similar distance to NYC-Chicago or London-Milan) in 4.5 hrs, averaging at 180 mph / 290 kph.
5Yxar TIL that in Spearfish, South Dakota on January 22, 1943 at 7:30 am, it was -4 °F, then two minutes later, the temperature rose up to 45 °F. This is the fastest temperature change ever.
4ZEX TIL Discovery Channel aired a show in which people wanting to learn more about home security had their houses robbed by the show hosts.
X0aXr Today I learned the The Ouija Board was born from Americans’ obsession with Spiritualism in the 19th century. Since then, it’s functioned as a reflection of their deep-seated beliefs and anxieties for more than a century