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TIL people are finding razor blades hidden inside their walls because it was once common to throw used shaving blades thorough a slot at the back of medicine cabinets

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e1Qk TIL that head injuries were so common on Pennyfarthing bicycles that riders would put their feet over the handlebar when going downhill so that they would be thrown off feet-first instead of head-first.
JY8Dl TIL: in 1978 the supreme Court changed the credit card industry by erasing state laws that limit interest rates.
oBJN8 TIL France has banned children under the age of 15 to use their smartphones in school. This ban also includes smartwatches and tablets.
rkj0 TIL that the license plate of Agent Smith’s car in the Matrix Reloaded is “IS 5416” - referencing Isaiah 54:16, which states “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have the waster to destroy.”
VMp1G TIL That 35% of roads in the United States are unpaved