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TIL a federal judge ruled drivers allowed to flash headlights to warn of speed traps.

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P1bvw TIL: Under pressure to meet the deadline for an air mail contract, in 1934 a British air manufacturer designed a passenger airliner in only 4 months. The resulting plane had so many design flaws it immediately led to three fatal crashes
MyMb TIL that it used to be compulsory for figure skaters to slowly trace precise, intricate shapes into the ice to be inspected by judges for scoring – hence the name ‘figure skating’.
Y78Zv TIL that Memorial Day is reserved for honoring fallen military personnel while Veterans Day is for celebrating all military veterans, living or dead, who have served the country
lwwr TIL in 2014, Taylor Swift accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise on iTunes for $1.29. It became #1 in Canada almost immediately before being removed.
4XQON TIL of 67 yr-old 4'10" 100 lb Lorenza Marrujo, aka “Lady Ninja” who has a black belt in jiujitsu. When she saw a 5'9" 170 lb man attacking her friend, Lorenza bent his fingers back, hit him twice with her elbow in his sternum, and pinned him to the floor with knees on neck & chest till help arrived.