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TIL More people get attacked every year by a cow than by a shark.

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6E7Mm TIL that the "you wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ad illegally stole music from an artist by redistributing it on CDs around the world
yQ8Bv TIL of Hanlon's Razor, which is to not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity. It helps us avoid paranoia and ideology by not generally assuming that bad results are the fault of a bad actor. The explanation most likely to be right is the one with the least intent.
QvPM TIL that wild mice (and many other wild animals) will run on an exercise wheel, even when not in a cage, just because they like it!
KYd7B TIL that 2 people took 150 elementary children and teachers hostage in Cokeville, Wyoming. The bomb was accidentally detonated in a room full of kids and only the 2 psychopaths died.
DQoDD TIL that bed bugs have no courtship rituals. What they have, instead, is a type of mating behavior called traumatic insemination.