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TIL: Suicides among Youth Drop During Summer and December Break When Schools are Closed.

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kOan7 TIL that under Ontario traffic laws, it is illegal to operate a horse-drawn sleigh on public roads with fewer than two sleigh bells attached to it. Penalty on conviction is a fine not exceeding $5.
yQGG8 TIL about Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in the early silent film period of the 1910's, and noted for his status as a sex symbol, with "his most rabid fan base [being] white women."
6EAoW TIL Big Bird was asked to go into space on the Challenger, but it was cancelled because he was too big
0gyN TIL that The Matrix was inspired by a philosophical concept called ‘Brain in a vat’ which can theoretically be proven yet remain unproven forever.
0wEBp TIL “Dark side of the Moon” does not actually mean “dark”. We only see one side of the Moon from Earth and never see the other (tidal locking), but both sides have 2 weeks of sunlight followed by 2 weeks of night. Moon’s Dark/far side looks quite different than the side we see from Earth.