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TIL that original crosshairs in older firearms used ‘real’ hair or spiderweb

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WWJY TIL Finland is the first nation in the world to experiment with autonomous vehicles in urban conditions. That is because the country’s book of law doesn’t oblige the driver to be inside the vehicle.
4kpB5 TIL John B. Stetson invented the cowboy hat after moving out West to treat his tuberculosis.
5ZoQ TIL the French government gives medals to citizens who have “successfully raised several children with dignity.”
Z8GOD TIL King Leopold of Belgium had between 1-15 million Congolese people murdered while he exploited their area for rubber
OmVg TIL Pat Riley, former NBA player and now NBA executive with the Miami Heat, trademarked the word “Three-Peat” in 1988. When the Chicago Bulls won three straight championships in the 1990s, he was paid $300,000 dollars in royalties.