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TIL low-digit license plates are highly collectable in the state of Delaware and are often sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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696bJ TIL that during a theater play of The Passion of Christ, a man had to be taken away after he ran on stage and hit one of the roman soldiers with a motorcycle helmet in an attempt to save Jesus from being crucified.
DQdv TIL the Green Bay Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team. The owners are the 112,015 fans.
D18MV TIL the reason it's called "the birds and the bees" is because it's a metaphor for naturally-occuring events. The "bees" part comes from bees depositing the flowers (a reference to fertilization), and the "birds" part comes from female birds laying eggs (a reference to ovulation).
6Eljw TIL in several countries around the world, it is common practice to rent professional mourners when a prominent person dies. These hired mourners are also known as mutes or moirologists.
gMLa8 TIL a California dam collapse in 1928 is considered one of the worst engineering disasters in US history. Its chief engineer took sole responsibility, testifying, "If there was an error in human judgment, I was the human." Over 400 people were killed when the dam failed in the middle of the night.