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TIL Not Using Turn Signals Causes More Accidents than Distracted Driving

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GBWj TIL it’s possible to become the president of the United States with only 22% of the popular vote
BrAZL TIL Julia Child, known for bringing French Cuisine to the American Public in the late 20th Century, developed a shark repellent during WWII still in use today, and is considered "Child's first foray into the world of cooking."
ZpVOQ TIL wasps are valuable pest control agents and pollinators.
nWx5P TIL of Columbia, the personification of the United States for over 200 years, and was even the alternate name for the United States. She is the reason for the District of Columbia, British Columbia, etc. She was replaced by Lady Liberty, and was gradually forgotten after WWI.
OolKe TIL: That in the late 1800s they used to put fake horse heads on the front of automobiles as to not spook the actual horses in traffic.