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About 10% of all motor vehicle accidents involve lane changes, contributing to roughly 60,000 injuries each year.

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The £ symbol is a stylised “L,” taken from libra, the Roman unit for a pound of silver — which is where the currency’s name comes from.

The “achoo” sound when we sneeze isn’t a biological reflex — it’s learned. People born deaf usually don’t vocalise sneezes, and sneeze sounds vary widely by culture.

Christmas falls on December 25 not because of Jesus’ birth date, but due to its alignment with earlier Roman festivals celebrating the sun god.

In Japan, eating Christmas dinner at KFC is so popular that some locations see queues lasting over two hours.

Christmas mince pies began in the 13th century as large savoury pies shaped like a manger, often topped with a pastry baby Jesus, before evolving into the small sweet pies we know today.

Electric cars like the Detroit Electric were widely sold in the 1910s, offering around 80 miles per charge - with one documented test exceeding 200 miles. Interestingly, Henry Ford’s wife, Clara, drove an electric car instead of a Ford.

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