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TIL a woman struck and killed a child on his bicycle with her SUV. She then sued the dead child for emotional distress caused by his “incompetent bicycling.”

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6E9Ql TIL Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Who Wrote Such Hits as "Surfin' Safari" and "Surfin' USA," Has a Lifelong Fear of Water
NXrGM TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS) a type of sleep disorder in which you hear a loud noise or explosive crashing sound in your head. The sound isn't real or heard by anyone else.
nPdW TIL that the false-consensus effect or false-consensus bias is an attributional type of cognitive bias whereby people tend to overestimate the extent to which their opinions, beliefs, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others
D5bD TIL that the Islamic men of the Tuareg tribe in North Africa are required to wear a veil and cover their faces, instead of the women.
69YWm TIL that during the filming of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in 1939, asbestos was used in several elements of the production, including the snow effects and the Scarecrow’s costume. Despite being aware of the health risks associated with asbestos, it was still utilized in the movie.