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TIL if you get pulled over in Texas and you are carrying a lot of money the cops can just take that money.

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A7ad TIL in 1973, a Libyan passenger jet having navigational problems wandered into Israeli airspace. When 2 Israeli F-4s intercepted the jet and instructed the crew to land, they refused because of bad Libyan-Israeli relations at the time. The jet was then shot down, killing 108 people.
jNPVR TIL William Faulkner refused a dinner invitation from the White House because he thought it was "a long way to go just to eat."
8eew4 TIL it's only us Brits that call it Alphabetti Spaghetti instead of Alphabet Pasta/Soup
OEo7 TIL that due to various laws that prevent any sex offender from living close to children an entire town was built exclusively for offenders in Florida.
lo6V1 TIL about John C. Beale, a man who pretended to be a CIA secret agent, flew around the world on first-class flights, stayed in high-end hotels and cost the taxpayers almost US$900,000.