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TIL Driving slow is more dangerous than speeding. You’re actually least likely to be involved in an accident when you’re going 5 MPH over the average speed of traffic.

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0dAnA TIL that using cool running water immediately on a child's burn injury was shown to reduce the odds of needing a hospital visit by 36% and a skin operation by 43%. However, many well know, folkloric burn treatments don't work well.
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b9NOp TIL that Ben Franklin was involved in the first fraternal hazing death in America. In 1737 a man died after flaming liquid was thrown on him in a mock initiation at the Philadelphia Masonic Temple. Franklin, a Freemason, was a witness, and the perpetrator was found guilty of manslaughter and branded