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TIL in Stockholm, they have a lottery where good drivers can win the money bad drivers pay in fines

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VZ9B TIL Majel Barrett’s recorded voice is still used today by Union Pacific Railroad giving notification of train and railroad track defects.
nM1W TIL that Germany during WW2 dropped on Britain propaganda leaflets showing Churchill carrying a machine gun, calling him a “gangster” who encouraged murder. The leaflets stopped when the Nazis realized that they made the prime minister more popular in the UK.
dx8d TIL only two former presidents of the United States have died during the month of September; both were assassinated
WryY TIL Gallaudet in Washington, DC is the only university in the world designed entirely for the deaf. Its open architecture is based on lines of sight, with sliding doors to not interrupt sign language eye contact while walking, and blue walls to provide contrasting backdrops for signing.
VBGOG TIL In China, drivers will rather run over and kill the pedestrians they hit, as death compensation fees is like lower than medical for survivors