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TIL that the 1950’s Cadillac Eldorado had a mini bar in the glove compartment

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Rw9Q TIL that if you hit a moose with your car in Maine, you get first dibs on the carcass
e0n96 TIL about the Fog Bowl, an NFL game in 1988 between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears had a fog rollover so dense that the fans couldn’t see the players and the refs had to call what happened after every play because the players couldn’t even see the sidelines
Lkn0d TIL of George Remus, who after being released from jail for bootlegging, murdered his estranged wife in broad daylight. She had stolen his fortune and attempted to have him killed after running off with a corrupt federal agent. He was acquitted by a jury after only 19 minutes of deliberation.
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