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TIL that the United States government banned the sale of metal-tipped lawn darts in 1987 after one penetrated the skull of a seven-year old girl, killing her

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gjQy TIL that if you fail your driving test three times in Switzerland, you have to visit a psychologist who can assess the reasons for your failure
j6Lga TIL that white roses are placed by 9/11 memorial staff to signify someone’s birthday.
LQxxP TIL An adult human body contains approximately 5 liters of blood, which contains different metals such as iron, chromium, and zinc, as well as about 0.2 milligrams of gold
PY57J TIL that the reason I’ve never found Dela Soul’s older albums online (iTunes, Spotify, etc) is because their record company didn’t clear the labels appropriately. Seems to be a pattern here... at least they got paid.
8aa1G TIL that some people think of natural disasters as manipulated disasters, and that society creates the circumstance of a disaster by denying victims the opportunities to properly deal with naturally destructive events.