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TIL some snow plow trucks in Alaska use heads-up displays that show where the road is under the snow, allowing workers to continue plowing roads in zero visibility, white-out conditions.

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VBV8D TIL that during Watergate, in an effort to stop the Oval Office Tapes from entering the public record verbatim, the Nixon Administration proposed a compromise where Senator John C. Stennis, who was hard of hearing, would listen to the tapes and report on their contents. The plan ultimately failed.
e0J0b TIL of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who was sentanced to 126 years in prison for killing 11 people, then was sentanced to another 400 years for killing another 60+ inmates, but was released after 34 years as per Brazillian law
m9WE TIL that the original flavour for Cap'n Crunch cereal was created in 1963, by Pamela Low, a flavorist at Arthur D. Little, and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a microbiology degree. The flavour was inspired by her grandmother, who used to serve brown sugar and butter over rice.
yGJw TIL there is a drug, ibogaine, that after one dose eliminates the craving for heroin, cocaine and alcohol
5Vo1p TIL a 2015 study found that exposure to secondhand cannabis smoke under extreme, unventilated conditions can cause non-cannabis-using individuals to: feel the effects of the drug, have minor problems with memory & coordination, and test positive for the drug in their blood & urine.