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TIL: Grand Theft Auto 2 was set in 2013

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OGQXa TIL that the "Once More With Feeling" ep of Buffy The Vampire Slayer was left off the ballot form for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction due to a typo
6EraY TIL about Amaxophobia an abnormal or persistent fear of being in, or riding in, a vehicle. Amaxophobic sufferers riding in a vehicle will typically fear the accident and its consequences, especially injury or death.
N7lDE TIL that "Scared Straight" programs actually have the opposite effect and my even increase delinquent and criminal behavior
5YQPr TIL that Supreme Court Justice John Harlan and Supreme Court Justice Horace Lurton were in a Civil War gun battle on opposite sides and found out they tried to kill each other in that battle, during one of their dinners together.
kGld TIL: On June 8, 1921, Babe Ruth was jailed until 4 p.m. for speeding – an hour after the Yankees game began. He had his jersey delivered to the jail, changed in his cell, then was police escorted to the game. He pinch-hit walked in a 4-3 win over Cleveland and became the Homerun champ 2 days later.