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TIL that 'We spend a year on the toilet in our lifetime'

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WkNvX TIL in the early 20th century, trains in the US were destroyed in staged head-on collisions in front of live audiences for entertainment. This ended in the 1930s as it was seen to be wasteful of old but otherwise useful locomotives at the height of the Great Depression.
1N1P TIL that the origin of the right hand being raised while taking an oath is to make sure you are not branded a criminal
l7GMB TIL the Ainu worship bears, seeing them as divine gifts that provide hide and meat. When they find a cub, they raise it lovingly in the village, sometimes feeding it breast milk, and treat it as a god. Once the bear reaches one or two years old, they ceremonially kill it, honoring its sacred role.
YgVW TIL that drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
05M5 TIL that MARIO wears a Hat because Programmers at that time found it difficult to create hair movement when the character jumped.