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TIL: Plastic will become a geological layer of Earth. They are contributing to a new era of history, called the Anthropocene

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b9Gn0 TIL that on April 1st, 1991, a thief stole a box from the trunk of a car in New York City and discovered six partial human heads with the backs of the skulls cut away. They turned out to be specimens for study at an infirmary and not a strange April Fools' prank.
69RwQ TIL Liberace once sued the Daily Mirror for an article saying he was gay, and won the biggest libel settlement at that time.
OorrY TIL about the 21 month long Jubilee line corruption trial, the longest jury trial in UK history. 2 jurors were discharged for personal reasons. One was promised she would be able to get married and go on honeymoon which were cancelled. The trial ended (with acquittals) when a juror “went on strike”.
loWLA Today I learned that there's evidence showing that video games can lead to improvement in attention span, vision, and pattern recognition.
ANpRB TIL A 2011 University of Michigan study found that, despite driving 30% less annually, female drivers accounted for a disproportionate majority of car accidents.