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TIL lower income drivers pay more for car insurance even if they have perfect driving records.

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Lmp9 TIL that villagers in the India village of Marottichal began playing chess as an alternative to drinking after a ban on alcohol.The village is now known as ‘Chess Village’ due to its near 100% chess literacy.
kyYg TIL Gregg Allman dodged fighting in Vietnam by studying a foot chart, getting drunk, drawing a target on his moccasin, and blasting a hole in his foot with a revolver. His aim was perfect.
7MQr TIL that, in China, there are hundreds of primary schools that are sponsored by tobacco firms, and they have such slogans as “Talent comes from hard work – Tobacco helps you become talented.”
9O87 TIL that in 1977, a man attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of the NYC subway. He survived but was injured, and then received $650,000 in a settlement because the subway operator had “not stopped fast enough”.
nWmAB TIL the Cadillac Automobile Company was founded by Henry Ford