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yVjBp TIL that the town of Ludowici, Georgia was designated as a "speed trap." The town police would manipulate the timing of the traffic signal downtown and ticket out-of-town motorists for running red lights. This behavior later ceased once the town was bypassed by I-95.
yVO5J TIL The Avalanches debut album, Since I left You, featuring the song Frontier Psychiatrist, is estimated to include more than 3,500 vinyl samples
e0Ad6 TIL when George Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, was shot dead his father commented "I am not surprised at all. I've expected it for quite some time." The party claimed the body over the parents, but when they wore swastikas at the funeral, the state cremated his body instead.
7rldr TIL, Mark Felt, ex-FBI Ass. Director, had job where he had to find out if Red Cross toilet paper misled consumers into thinking it was endorsed by the US Red Cross.He found that 1)Most people DID use toilet paper &2) did not appreciate being asked about it.He applied & started at FBI the next year.
kJA5e TIL you actually CAN recycle pizza boxes