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TIL that comparatively few libel suits in the United States are successful.

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BrOZb TIL that in the US at least, automobile safety — air bags, seat belts, etc.—is tested with female- and infant-sized crash test dummies as well as adult male sizes.
D1eNp Today I Learned John Wayne likely died from cancer caused by radiation poisoning. 90 other cast and crew also developed cancers after shooting The Conqueror downwind from recent US government nuclear weapons tests.
pYeeN TIL that the persistence of certain hairstyles can be attributed to ‘hair memory’ - It’s a combination of protein structures and hydrogen bonds that gives hair its ability to recall its natural or frequently styled state.
QNMWM TIL when baseball pitchers invented the curveball, the president of Harvard protested, calling it a "dishonest practice unworthy of Harvard students" ... "Progress in athletics is in the direction of fraud and deceit."
ZA94 TIL there is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports