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TIL that pen caps have holes in them to prevent suffocation if swallowed

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m1JGE TIL that creative loopholes are used to avoid import taxes on goods, a practice called tariff engineering. E.g. Ford imported vans to the US with backseats, windows, and seatbelts, removing them later to sell as cargo vans. However, it can later backfire, resulting in fines.
b9VJa TIL that, prior to WWII, dueling scars were a common sign of honor and stature, especially due to academic fencing. Their owners were considered "good husband material."
MNjb TIL that El Paso, Texas is one of the safest big cities in America, despite being across the river from Juarez, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
paWG TIL Ringo Starr was reluctant to accept the role of the narrator on “Thomas & Friends” because he thought kids would be more interested in “dinosaurs with lasers.”
k5gE TIL Murakami when writing a novel gets up at 4am writes for 6 hrs then runs 10k or swims 1500m (or both) then sleeps by 9pm because repetition is a form of mesmerism to reach a deeper state of mind