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TIL there is actually a law in Arizona called the “Stupid Motorist Law”

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n8yr TIL Koalas sometimes hug trees to stay cool, because some tree species can be over 5 degrees cooler than the air during hot weather
6EEpW TIL - A dictionary for written sounds (meow, guffaw, neener, etc.) is called an onomatopoeia.
69lK7 TIL Gene Siskel once scooped a story from Roger Ebert as Siskel was taking a nap under a conference table at the television station they worked at together, overhearing a telephone conversation Ebert was having with his editor at a rival newspaper.
QOx9 TIL the IRS uses 56 year old software to receive taxpayer data and dispense refunds.
xDBD TIL Zildjian, the cymbal maker, is one of the oldest companies in the world. Founded in 1618, it’s just under 400 yo. Zildjian means “Bell Maker,” a name given to the Alchemist hired by the Ottoman Sultan to create noise-makers for war. The manufacturing process remains a family secret til this day.