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TIL that in the state of Ohio 5,400 people are selected WEEKLY to prove they have active car insurance. If a person fails to do so their license is automatically suspended.

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9Ylep TIL that microwaves actually heat things by violently shaking the water molecules inside of the object so fast that the friction causes it to heat up.
166V TIL Brian Eno created the Windows 95 start-up music on an Apple computer. “I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them”.
LQWeV TIL that there is an exposed breast on flag of the US state of Virginia. It was added to the flag in 1901 when the then secretary of the commonwealth of Virginia felt Virtus, the Roman goddess of virtue featured on the flag, who at the time wore a full breast plate, looked too manly.
76yb TIL: The “Pinky Promise” originally indicated that the person who breaks the promise must cut off their pinky finger.
e0nV6 TIL of Togo, the real hero dog of the Serum run to Nome in 1925 who ran more then any other sled team (including Balto's) saved his teams lives by going through a blizzard blind and crossing breaking ice.