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TIL that the Automotive Crash Injury Research Center originally used corpses rather than dummies when crash-testing cars

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BQZL TIL a hockey player was traded for 1$ in 1993, he went on to win four Stanely Cups
YpD0P TIL that the most difficult and rare score to get in 10-pin bowling is not 300, but 292. This requires hitting the first 11 strikes, then rolling exactly 2 pins on your final roll, which is extremely difficult.
ne1Gb TIL gorillas only have type B blood.
DQBnY TIL Indonesia briefly withdrew from the United Nations in 1965 in response to the election of Malaysia to the UN Security Council amid conflict between the two nations. Indonesia returned to the UN a year later after Sukarno's ouster. This remains the only time a country has withdrawn from the UN.
wojlM TIL that peacocks, specifically the male peafowl, are capable of flight, but their flying abilities are limited compared to many other bird species.