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TIL that in 1970, the State of Connecticut denied a gay man a driver’s license on the basis that his sexuality made him dangerous to other drivers

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ADor4 TIL Phil Hendrie was the host of a nationally syndicated talk radio show which featured Phil moderating debates between outrageous guests and irate callers. Unbeknownst to the callers, the guests were all voiced by Phil who seamlessly alternated between his studio mic and a telephone.
7pWP TIL Antennas cannot uniformly transmit in all directions because of the ‘Hairy Ball Theorem’
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loDV5 TIL although the United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, only one of its officers has died in the line of duty since 1792 - a motorcycle accident in 2005