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Today I learned from a trucking Facebook group that Truckers will soak toothpicks in meth to keep them awake on long drives.

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4kOV5 TIL that the official bird of Redondo Beach, California, is the Goodyear Blimp
9Ya0G TIL: Blood given in an emergency situation is commonly Type O negative. Red blood cells from O- donors can be transfused to anyone, regardless of the person’s blood type. Thus it is always in demand but only 7% of people have it.
kOjvW TIL the famous "Florence Y'all" water tower in Florence, KY, originally read "Florence Mall." However, since the Florence Mall hadn't been built yet, the Highway Bureau declared the advertisement unlawful. Instead of repainting the entire tower, they simply repainted one letter on the cheap
gpvW TIL of the Toynbee Tiles, cryptic messages placed in asphalt on roads in about two dozen major cities in the United States and South America. They started appearing the 1980s and while there have been different suspects no one has been clearly identified as the creator of them
7rVx TIL George Washington warned that forming political parties would destroy the democratic foundations of Government.