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TIL that, statistically speaking, it's actually drivers aged 60-69 who have the lowest rates of car crashes. (US)

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J1v1l TIL that one third of Gen-z in the US identities as non-religious or spiritual but non-affiliated. The highest of any generation.
bLa7 TIL Carl Sagan sued Apple Computer in 1995. Apple used ‘Carl Sagan’ as an internal code for the Power Macintosh 7100. After a cease-and-desist letter, Apple renamed it 'BHA’, for Butt-Head Astronomer. Sagan sued. Apple then changed the name to “LAW”, short for “Lawyers are Wimps”.
X0ARD TIL German Submarine U-505 was secretly captured by the US Navy on 4 June 1944 by Task Group 22.3. The crew attempted to scuttle it & a US 8-man boarding party rushed inside and were able to keep it afloat to be towed 3,150 km back to Bermuda. Capture of the ship was kept secret until after the war.
BkRW TIL the Sydney Opera House is covered in triple-glazed ceramic tiles which make it self-cleaning.
6E7gQ TIL: About 95% of serotonin is produced in the gastrointestinal tract which is lined with a hundred million nerve cells, or neurons, that are influenced by bacteria. The inner workings of the digestive system don’t just help digest food, but also guide moods and emotions.