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TIL that Ford did NOT actually base their decision about the Ford Pinto on their estimated legal costs of lawsuits. It is a myth that was given new life by Fight club.

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e0VX6 TIL Roller Coaster tycoon was programmed by one guy. In Assembly!
DomV TIL that gray whales mate in threes; the non-dominant male just acts as a brace to hold the female in place so that she doesn’t float away.
RjwQ TIL after it was reported that a guesthouse in Hudson, NY charged guests $500 for giving negative online critiques, Yelpers gave it hundreds of one-star reviews
neA1o TIL that a video of the moon landing ending in disaster and Nixon reading the "other speech" exists (as part of a project that illustrates the possibilities of deepfake technology)
bVV9 TIL Your heart rate slows when your face touches water; it’s called the mammalian dive reflex.