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TIL about 32% of all traffic crash fatalities in the US involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 or higher).

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OX6R TIL that the Bubonic Plague aka ‘Black Death’ epidemic of the 14th Century was so widespread partly because Pope Gregory IX had declared cats to be associated with devil worship. Because of this, cats across Europe faced a mass extermination which in turn helped infected rats to thrive.
QpvX TIL Psychopaths tend to have a poor sense of smell
5BJk TIL there is a weird underground of titleless, unsearchable YouTube videos
Odn4 TIL that the US “Credit Card Act of 2009” contains a provision allowing people to carry guns in national parks [section 512].
8aZgP TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes author) was called upon to help solve a real life crime. His help kept an innocent man from spending life in prison.