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TIL: One man is largely responsible for the complete ban on advertising billboards in the US state of Vermont

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KYLwJ TIL that in 1518, a "dancing plague" broke out in Strasbourg, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dancing until they collapsed or died from exhaustion.
mxMPo TIL that McDonald's chicken nuggets come in 4 shapes: Bowtie, boot, ball, and bell
Me88a TIL Taylor Swift used facial recognition at a concert in 2018 to identify known stalkers. The photos were taken at a rehearsal clip photo booth and transmitted to s control center for processing, without the fans knowledge
8e7bb TIL that in the first 40 years of the US Interstate Highway System, it directly saved the lives of 187,000 people, prevented injuries to nearly 12 million people and returned $6 in economic productivity for each dollar that it costs.
4kA9J TIL: There was a Stanford study that took low income stressed/anxious children and exposed them to distressing images such as car crashes and then pleasant images to determine that they have stronger fear signals than typical kids which leads to more impulsive and less controlled actions.