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TIL speed cameras were patented before most people had even seen a car

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R9M6 TIL Steve Jobs found a loophole in California law which allows cars less than six months old to be driven without license plates. He made an arrangement to lease an identical new Mercedes every six months so he would never have to put license plates on it.
w1VY TIL many color laser printers employ ‘hidden’ dot codes that encode the serial number of the specific printer on every printed page to make your documents forensically tracecable back to the printer. The EFF believes printer manufacturers agreed in secret with governments to provide this tracking.
QNDLE TIL that Ubar, Iram of the Pillars (Lost city in Uncharted 3) was already discovered in Southwest Oman thanks to satellite radar technology, which suggests the city fall into a sinkhole as a result of drawing too much water.
5kjR TIL the current Constitution of Hungary was drafted on an iPad.
JYPB8 TIL that 6 out 7 women Hitler dated in his adult life died by sucicide or attempted suicide. BONUS: Hitler would carry a whip around in an attempt to "impress" women as well.