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TIL In the month after media coverage of plane accidents, road traffic and road accidents in the U.S. increase. For every article published about a plane accident in a major news source, 1.3 additional road accidents happen the next month.

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nQEo TIL in Norse mythology, during the events of Ragnörak, there is a ship made entirely of the untrimmed nails of the dead that will carry hordes to do battle with the Gods. It’s important to keep those nails trimmed so you don’t contribute to building it.
X01rX TIL that when Ohio was added as a state in 1803, Congress forgot to ratify it’s constitution. Technically, Ohio wasn’t officially granted statehood until 1953.
Oo77 TIL that a 10th-century Arab explorer in Russia witnessed a Viking funeral rite in which a slave girl had sex with each of the tribe’s warriors before they ritualistically sacrificed her to serve their fallen chieftain in the afterlife.
gL8W TIL Stanley Kubrick was asked not to depict room #217 (featured in the book) in The Shining, because future guests at the Lodge might be afraid to stay there. So a nonexistent room, #237, was substituted in the film.
WvbN TIL actor Steve McQueen was a highly trained martial arts expert, but refused to test for his belts in fear of being challenged publicly and sued if he opened a can of whoop ass on somebody