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TIL Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US

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ByVr TIL Oregon is the only state where a citizen can issue a traffic citation. You have to be able to identify the driver and you have to appear in court to testify in support of the citation.
wBn8 TIL Stranger Things was rejected by 15 to 20 different networks before Netflix picked it up
ZOrY TIL Ferrari and Mercedez keep blueprints to every car they’ve ever made and will produce parts for them if you need one repaired.
kObrE TIL that when Marie Curie ran out of radium for her research in 1921, a women's magazine lead a crowdfunding campaign and raised $100,000 to buy her some more.
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