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TIL Road Traffic Incidents account for 2% of global deaths yearly. For 2016, that was 1.36 million deaths. The highest non-disease related cause of deaths.

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5wDk TIL the Adidas and Puma clothing companies were founded by two brothers who feuded until their deaths. (Bonus: they were both members of the Nazi party).
x6lVk TIL the first copy of Rolling Stone magazine came with a free roach clip to hold your joints.
4XE9o TIL The spire of the Empire State Building in New York was designed as a mooring mast for blimps. After only one blimp docked, the high wind prevented them from ever attempting another docking.
W7dxo TIL tarantula spiders reach full adulthood at around 10 years and female tarantula spiders can live up to 30 or even 40 years.
kkDg TIL that the Rhinoceros Party of Canada campaigned for such ideas as repealing the law of gravity, and tearing down the Rocky Mountains so that Albertans could see the Pacific sunset.