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TIL a 2011 study from UC Berkeley found that Mercedes and BMW drivers were nearly 5 times as likely to cut others off compared to drivers in non-luxury cars.

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0woDj TIL birth control of any kind for unmarried people was illegal in most states in the US until 1972
Dm0e TIL that prairie dogs have such a complex means of communication that they can embed descriptions of predators within their calls, and even have a specific call to describe a man with a gun.
0dE6L TIL The invention of the Philly Cheesesteak is credited to brothers Pat & Harry Olivieri in the early 1930s. It was originally a snack made for themselves until they shared it with a cab driver that was a regular customer at their hot dog stand, who suggested they sell the sandwich instead.
9wZ7G TIL Quebec has an organization that enforces use of the French language by issuing fines or withholding business certificates to businesses that don't comply. Informally they're referred to as the "Language Police".
78WyZ TIL construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built with the help of pressurised caissons (a watertight retaining structure), resulted in numerous workers being either killed or permanently injured by decompression sickness or caisson disease named after this design.