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TIL that the California DMV only allows the number "69" on your vanity license plate if your car was built in 1969.

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9DDG TIL - NASA posted sounds made in space near different planets in 2007. They have been appropriately named “Spooky Space Sounds.” You can listen here.
P1E6w TIL that the Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds, and one of the most intelligent of all non-human animals. The expansion of its nidopallium is approx. the same in its relative size as the brain of humans. It is the only bird known to pass the mirror test.
X0DrQ TIL Video game artist, Claire Hummel, observed fan-drawn porn of one of her characters, Lutece of BioShock; was so irritated by the anachronistic undergarments that she posted a guide on drawing time-accurate undergarments. She didn't discourage risque fan art as she herself had drawn lewd fanart
kZGm TIL The Anti-Federalists argued that our Constitution would end up producing a strong centralized government ruled by an Oligarchy.
d89J9 TIL in 2006 a design for masks made out of pre-shrunk T-shirts was published for situations when N95 masks were unavailable.