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TIL that Arizona started issuing licenses that were good until age 60. Starting at 65, drivers must renew every five years, with a vision test each time.

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E1YyX TIL in 1945, a man survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air raid shelter, spent the night there, and caught the morning train to arrive at his job – in Nagasaki – where he survived yet another nuclear blast
7AdX TIL for their 2011 tour, The Foo Fighters submitted their tour rider, or performance agreements, as a 50 page coloring book complete with a word search and maze.
5ORB TIL that Muslims believe the soul does not enter the fetus until between 40 and 120 days after conception, and so most have no problem with stem-cell research or abortion.
WkyXB TIL a Fallujah Marine veteran was left with a broken tibia after being brutally beaten by an active Air Force member. The airman suspected the Marine of stolen valor and (ironically) didn't recognize a non-active military I.D. The airman was never found.
ojQ8 TIL of the Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure, the government’s official collection of hilarious and unethical abuses of resources by employees (direct link in comments)