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TIL The New York Times wrote an article about each individual September 11th victim.

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woLn8 TIL that in the State of Georgia, most traffic violations, including speeding, are considered misdemeanors, meaning they are technically crimes punishable by jail time.
vgLx TIL Wonder Bread received an estimated $4.3 million in ad exposure in Talladega Nights without paying a cent
Z8Roa TIL in the 1880s, some coffins were equipped with shotguns and explosive devices (“Coffin Torpedos”) to deter grave robbers.
NloM TIL daytime fireworks are made up of colored smoke so they can be seen during the day.
XE45Q TIL when twister was introduced in 1966 it was denounced as ‘sex in a box’