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TIL there is a statistically significant increase in fatal car accidents in the days after daylight savings time, presumably due to disruption in sleep patterns.

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8aMdK TIL that George Washington actually wanted to end slavery, but never did because he feared it would divide the new nation.
nWEo7 TIL both Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have won Academy Awards for their portrayals of The Joker
MegmA [TIL] Fighter jets can (and have) shot themselves down by flying into their own bullets. One evidently ran into its own rounds a full minute after they were fired.
pYd5O TIL the color orange is named after the fruit. Before that in Europe the color was referred to as red-yelllow
9Yw7 TIL in Ancient Athens, to be a witness in court, you had to swear upon bull testicles. Today we call it ‘Testifying’.