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TIL this is how traffic happens

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NnYb TIL of Martin Pistorious, a man who fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years into his 12 year vegetative state his conscience was awakened. He was trapped for 10 years in his body, unable to communicate, with only his thoughts for company.
OGPYg TIL insecticide laced cotton balls are placed in the wild for mice to collect for nests to control tick populations.
9jPG TIL the Ottoman Empire decriminalized homosexuality in 1858
j6E1M TIL that publications keep "advance obituaries" for notable individuals in order to have large well-written articles as quickly as possible. Not only do these regularly get published early in error, but P.T. Barnum requested his be published early so he could read them on his deathbed. They did.
kra5 TIL that there is a counterfeit egg industry in China, and one person can make approximately 1500 of them per day.