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TIL The US Highway Patrol generates over $6,000,000,000 of revenue per year from only speeding tickets

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LGlV TIL the Super Bowl has required national anthem vocals to be pre-recorded since 1993 when Garth Brooks declined to pre-record and then refused to sing live until a dispute over debuting a music video during the game could be settled, resulting in a delayed kickoff.
QJMQp TIL that in 2010 a group of hackers hacked the 2010 School Board e-voting system in Washington DC, and got Bender (from Futurama) elected
KOd0G TIL that there is an Island off of Scotland where wallabies have happily inhabited and adapted to the climate there since the 1940s
D1wQr TIL that though the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" is the most well-known quote from Star Trek, it does not appear in any movie or tv episode.
Oobjg TIL that Bob Marley’s father was not actually a captain or heroic war icon, but instead was described as “neurotic (and) incontinent.” He likely worked in laundry or lavatory cleaning before joining the British MP in Lagos, Nigeria.