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TIL The Spanish city of Pontevedra banned all but essential car traffic in 1999, resulting in a 70% decrease in CO2 emissions and zero traffic-related deaths since 2009.

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EgOvw TIL Southerners opposed the casting of Englishwoman Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. In anticipation of the backlash, producer David O. Selznick wrote a letter to Ed Sullivan, then an entertainment journalist, with a list of bullet points defending Leigh's casting.
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D1App There is an increasing trend of women opting for a C-Section during childbirth, especially in the western world. This has led to more babies being born that have larger heads (the main reason why a C-Section is required during delivery). However, women’s birth canals haven’t adapted to this change leading to more C-Sections and hence more big headed babies being born. It’s a cycle that has repeatedly been in motion since the rise of C-sections in the US since the 1950s and 60s.
p8bE8 TIL that Simpsons episode where Krustyburger nearly goes bankrupt from giving out free burgers when USA won gold medals is based on fact, and this actually happened with McDonald's when the USSR boycotted the 1984 games