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TIL Arizona has a law called the “Stupid Motorist Law” that allows the state to charge drivers for their rescue if they ignore barricades and get stuck in flooded roadways

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1aoKV TIL that when Marlon Brando won the Oscar for 'The Godfather,' he sent an Apache woman up on stage to refuse the award, on behalf of the mistreatment of Native Americans in Hollywood.
xGd0 TIL that giant Elan are domesticated and prefered over cattle as they are immune to many diseases and poisonous plants, have triple the milk fat and protein, and can thrive in harsh conditions.
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VbVG TIL of Radivoke Lajic, who believes he is the target of an extraterrestrial grudge. His house has been hit by meteorites on 6 different occasions, attracting scientists around the world to try to explain this extreme statistical anomaly
69L5W Til about Rick Rescorla who after saving 2700 people on 9/11 went back up to look for stragglers & who the book and movie “ “We were soldiers “ is based on