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TIL in the US there is a 1 in 93 chance you will die in a motor vehicle crash in your lifetime

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R5maQ TIL In 532 AD, the Nika Riots erupted in Constantinople after members of rival chariot racing teams—the Blues and the Greens—were executed. “Nika,” or “victory,” was their rallying cry. Fans united against Emperor Justinian. The revolt was crushed, leaving 30,000 dead and half the city in ruins.
QJn8E TIL Volkswagen plants produce sausages, and they are given a part number as they are branded as "Volkswagen Original Part".
8e7mb TIL A deer species went extinct after the last living specimen was beaten to death by a drunk man
P1eyO TIL a Dutch pirate captured the Spanish treasure fleet sailing from the New World in 1628. The loss of silver alone was so great that the silver price spiked worldwide, and Spain was nearly bankrupted.
OGnwe TIL That in 1840s Australia, there was a rumor about a European women held against her will by the Kurnai people. For two years, the native people of the area were hunted, with a boy being captured. After arranging a meeting, the natives arrived with a statue; the figurehead from the ship, Britannia