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TIL a man spent 7 years drawing an incredibly intricate maze

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OrZe TIL dry counties (counties where the sale of alcohol is banned) have a drunk driving fatality rate ~3.6 times higher than wet counties.
X0onk TIL that Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda hosted a wrap-party for their 1969 film “Easy Rider”, before realizing that they forgot to shoot the final campfire scene. The motorcycles used in the film were previously stolen from set, which is why they’re not visible in the final campfire scene.
QJPAa TIL that, in 2006, three people got hold of Coca-Cola secrets, namely important information regarding its ingredients, and tried to sell it to PepsiCo, owner of rival brand Pepsi. Instead of accepting the offer, Pepsi informed Coca-Cola and actually called the FBI.
0wBgy TIL honeybees form a ball around their queen to kill her by overheating her to death if they are no longer able to make offspring, and they do the same to enemy hornets and invading queens who are rejected as a new queen
dDnbE TIL a women played clarinet during her parkinson's brain surgery so doctors could hear and see the instant improvement in her motor control.