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TIL Zimbabwe has the highest traffic related death rate in the world

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VM65D TIL that IPA (India pale ale) was originally a British beer brewed for export to India that was specially formulated to survive the long sea voyage.
jN65X TIL that “cat got your tongue” originates from Ancient Egypt where they cut the tongue for punishing blasphemy and fed to cats
ZpWmB TIL that imcdb.org, a wiki dedicated to identifying vehicles in movies and TV shows, has a massive collection of over 100,000 vehicle entries and has been active since 2006.
MeymB TIL Illinois red-light cameras have collected more than $1B from drivers since 2008
KYlDB TIL of the Red Swastika Society (世界红卍字会 Hóngwànzìhuì), which was China's largest relief organisation during the Sino-Japanese War.