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TIL Swedish-built cars -- Saabs and Volvos -- are specifically reinforced so that the occupants will survive if they hit a moose.

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1aRad TIL that George Washington Carver's research into uses for peanuts was motivated by a desire to help poor sharecroppers in the South. At the time, the overproduction of cotton was depleting the soil of nutrients, and the boll weevil infestation threatened to destroy cotton crops.
VLX0 TIL that we don’t lose the majority of heat through our heads. The people that did the test had their subjects not wearing hats, while the rest of their bodies were clothed.
jNegv TIL: There's an extra leg for an unaccounted for victim on the Oklahoma City bombing, and DNA hasn't helped yet
9rap TIL: headlines that end with a question mark can be answered no: Betteridge’s Law. Any headline with a question mark is usually a BS story.
wLx0P TIL that dogs can suffer from narcolepsy, and that eating can be tricky for them because their excitement over food will trigger attacks.