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TIL A Florida man used a cell phone jammer everyday while travelling to work because he didn't want drivers around him to be distracted on their phones. As a result, he was fined $48,000 by the FCC.

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OG49R TIL that multiple consultants to the 1992 film American Me, were murdered by the Mexican Mafia who were offended by certain scenes, with actor Danny Trejo putting the number killed at 10.
Wk8gB TIL That Martin Newell needed a simple mathematical model of a familiar object for his work in 1975. He created what is considered today to be the "Utah Teapot", a 3D test model that has become a standard reference object for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects.
d8QaB TIL: Historically, in Britain, committing adultery with the Queen-Consort (the King's wife) was legally considered "high treason" , as was adultery with the wife of the heir to the throne, and fornication with the monarch's eldest unmarried daughter.
MeKrB TIL There's a Batman's story called ''A Black and White World'' that reveals that all the Batman's stories are simply staged , and in that story they discuss themes like bad writings, how the actors prepares themself to act, and ends in The Batman and The Joker having a lunch together
0X9L TIL in 1953, Ronald Maddison, a 20-year old Royal Air Force engineer died while acting as a guinea pig for sarin gas testing at Porton Down, England. Maddison was offered 15 shillings for the experiment, which he planned on using to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend.