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TIL Laos is the most bombed country in history relative to its population size

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x6Lv5 TIL Falling leaves can damage the finish on a car's paint job as the leaves are acidic. Removing them should also be done by hand or with a leaf blower, as brushing them off can cause micro-abrasions in the finish.
Y1RB TIL The origin of the word “Honky” may be from white patrons of black prostitutes in the early 1900s who would honk their horn instead of rolling down the window to talk.
wvaY TIL that people with anxiety perceive the world differently-their brain lumps both safe and unsafe things together and labels them all unsafe.
eZAL TIL it was faster to take the train from New York to Buffalo in 1890 than in 2013
Ne8 TIL that it took longer than usual to measure Bob Beamon’s World Record Long Jump leap in 1968 as it was beyond the limit of the measuring equipment.