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TIL For 2 years running, Allstate Insurance has declared Bostonians to be the worst drivers in the US.

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8aVPa TIL that in Scarface (1983) The prop firearms were equipped with electronic synchronizing devices so that they would only fire when the camera shutter was open. The result was that the guns' muzzle flashes are much more visible and consistent than in most movies
aw0vb TIL that a shoe designer has made a pair of shoes that uses a GPS, and will direct you home when you click the heels together.
r8kM TIL that in September 2016, ‘Tube Chat’ badges were offered to passengers on the London Underground. Wearing one of these badges would indicate to other commuters that you are happy to have a conversation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the concept was not well-received.
jNpln TIL The NYPD has a beekeeping unit with 2 full time officers whose job it is to focus solely on any issues related to bees in the city.
Q9OL TIL Quaker Oats had a video game divsion in the 80s. They made 14 games in a year, all failures, then shut down.