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TIL some cities in Canada used repositionable graphics resembling potholes to deter people from speeding

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j6pnv TIL a supernova occurs roughly every 10 seconds in the observable universe
QJjbe TIL pigeons are everywhere because humans domesticated them 10,000 years ago for food, and have since been using them for other things until they were abandoned and perfectly adapted for an urban environment
njaY TIL that King Faisal of Saudi Arabia abolished slavery and freed 1,682 slaves…in 1962.
PR8w TIL that the towers shown during the Playstation 2’s startup represented games played, one for every game. Tower height was the game’s playtime.
BXGr TIL “Kansas” is a mispronunciation of French spelling, and should be pronounced like the last 2 syllables of “Arkansas.”