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TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime

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xVm9k TIL that Tom Hanks has a brother named Jim who has substituted for voice roles like "Woody" in various things like video games.
GLZE TIL the industrial band Ministry named their third album “The Land of Rape and Honey.” Which is the actual town motto for the rural town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. An agricultural town known for honey and rapeseed production.
ANpRB TIL A 2011 University of Michigan study found that, despite driving 30% less annually, female drivers accounted for a disproportionate majority of car accidents.
ANKYB TIL that Gregor Mendel (famous for his pea plant experiment in genetics) was taught physics and astronomy by Christian Doppler, who the Doppler effect in weather is named after, and Mendel founded the Austrian Meteorological Society.
OG4Xg TIL the original the first Disneyland was managed and brought to reality by two Stanford graduates named Woody & Buzz, who ironically did not serve as the inspiration for Pixar's Toy Story