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TIL that a major reason Florida appears to have so many crazy people is that the state's transparency laws give the media access to all arrest reports.

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69Gkw TIL that Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas is so big that in the early 80s they held several F1 Grand Prix's there.... in the car park.
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po0Q TIL that Blu-Ray discs hold more data because the laser is actually blue, which has as shorter wavelength than red and can read more accurately, allowing for more storage
Z8K6G TIL that in 2006, the brakes failed on Joaquin Phoenix's car in Hollywood, and he flipped off the road. He was found by Werner Herzog, who stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette as gasoline leaked into the car cabin. Herzog broke the back windscreen, helped Phoenix out, and then went home.
AD4po TIL that according to the FCC, as of 2018, there are still 100,000 pay phones left in the United States.