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TIL speeding is attributable to about 3% of accidents. Less than falling asleep at the wheel.

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8Yn4 TIL that Dildo is a town in Newfoundland. They have an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.
EL1P TIL There is a species of cat smaller than the average housecat. It’s native to Africa and it’s called the Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). Its top weight is 5.5 pounds.
eEX6 TIL Astronaut Ed Mitchell said of his experience on the moon in 1971: “From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’”
kJlm1 TIL: Osaka Castle is the world's most loved building
ADdea TIL: Daddy Long Legs have penises, therefore they are not spiders. Although they are arachnids, they are more closely related to the scorpion.