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TIL of a notorious driver in Ireland who has evaded the police until his identity was discovered to be Prawo Jazdy — Polish for “Driver’s License”

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rNkLy TIL: Chuck Feeney, a billionaire, secretly gave away his wealth, seeking no acclaim, while living modestly—preferring economy flights, a $15 watch, and owning neither homes nor cars.
WV04 TIL that Pyotr Nesterov was both the first pilot to fly a loop in an airplane and the first to destroy an enemy aircraft in flight. He died during the latter attempt because planes did not have weapons and he had to ram it.
KZrE TIL that a man was rejected by the New London, CT Police Dept. for scoring too high on a basic intelligence test in 1996. He sued, and the US Dist. Court ruled that police departments can in fact disallow intelligent applicants.
VO5B TIL In Australia, cavities in the ground left by fossils will sometimes fill with a liquid containing dissolved opals. When the liquid evaporates, the opal remains, forming opalised fossils. The best example of this is a 6m long Plesiosaur skeleton, completely made of opal (more sources in comments)
5YP4R TIL: You can send a Valentine's Card to sick children at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital