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TIL the police department of Tenaha, Texas, routinely pulls over drivers from out-of-town and exercises civil asset forfeiture regardless of guilt or innocence, under the threat of felony charges and turning children over to foster services.

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b4v7 TIL that the founder of Burt’s Bees was forced out of the company he founded and lost millions of dollars. He reluctantly still promotes the company for equity while his former romantic partner made $177 Million
R5rZa TIL that the original Apollo mission was concerned about losing the astronauts and capsule to quicksand on the Moon
pYaxN TIL that the United States Postal Service doesn’t own or operate any aircraft. Instead, they contract with companies like FedEx and UPS to help transport mail and packages
KyaB TIL Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the only professor at the University of Cincinatti that did not have a doctorate, although he earned his Master’s by giving a presentation on aspects of the Apollo 11 Mission
LkBMd TIL Mel Blanc, The voice of Bugs Bunny was put in a coma after a serious car accident. After unsuccessful attempts to bring him out the doctor asked “Bugs, can you hear me?”. Mel responded in the voice of Bug Bunny “What’s up doc?”. The doctors used this to lead him out of coma.