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TIL Since their invention, cars have killed an estimated 60–80 million people, injured at least 2 billion

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78GYX TIL there's a 4th "monkey" in the famous "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" maxim. the monkey covers its genitals representing "do no evil", or covers its nose representing "smell no evil"
5VB6P TIL In 2020, The North American Scrabble Players Association banned racial slurs and other offensive words from official play, a decision which was controversial among top players.
E1g0x TIL that the last Republican mayor of Pittsburgh served for one year - 1933 - the same year the Pittsburgh Steelers were founded.
6E44m TIL that playing board games with children can raise their IQ. For 60 minutes a day, twice per week, researchers played logic games (like Qwirkle) with 7- to 9-year old children. Eight weeks later, the children increased their IQ test scores by 10 points on average.
R70G1 TIL a psychology professor taught his sheepdog to recognize more than 1000 different toys by name. The dog could even infer names by discerning which toy it did not recognize.