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TIL that for decades universities and automobile manufacturers have used human cadavers to get realistic crash test results.

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Jb88 TIL that the Dannebrog, the national flag of Denmark, is the oldest adopted flag still in use by a nation to this date. The flag was adopted in 1219.
nmAP TIL in India a serial rapist was lynched to death by 200 women in front of judge inside court premises.
GYnN4 TIL that Rudolf Hess spent over 20 years as the sole inmate of the 600-cell Spandau Prison
nWyRB TIL That the Smoky Mountains are home to a temperate rainforest on a section of the mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Worldwide, this is a very rare ecosystem that is not experienced by many other locations on earth.
lwj5 TIL there was an “MIT Guide to Lock Picking” first published in 1987, 30 years ago. Here’s the full guide