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TIL that of all those killed as a result of high-speed police chases, 42 percent are innocent bystanders.

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ANx8l TIL George Harrison released an experimental electronic music album, Electronic Sound, in 1969 on the Beatles' short-lived Zapple Records label.
yXea TIL Emma Stone celebrated her mom being 2 years cancer free in 2010 by writing a letter to Paul McCartney asking him to sketch two birds’ feet because The Beatles’ song “Blackbird” was her mother’s favorite. Paul sketched the birds which Emma and her mom took and used to get matching wrist tattoos.
Rxw6 TIL a 2011 Johns Hopkins study gave healthy adults a few sessions of Psilocybin (magic mushrooms). A year later, 94% of the individuals said the experiment was in their top 5 most meaningful experiences of their lives; 39% said it was the single most meaningful experience of their lives.
6EB7X TIL that an effective assault tactic for a castle was to mine underneath it. Sometimes the defenders would also mine and meet them underground, and a sword battle would ensue.
Y7ZEA TIL There are fake animal rescue videos, where people deliberately put pets into dangerous situations.