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rRJro TIL the first state-issued license plate in the USA, a Massachusetts plate from 1903, is still being used by a relative of the original licensee.
D1P1V TIL That during the Vietnam War, several companies requested packs of playing cards that contained nothing but the Ace of Spades, because they used them in psychological warfare. They believed enemy troops saw it as a symbol of death, and scattered them in the jungle. Thousands of packs were sent.
grWJ9 TIL Lal Bihari Mritak is an Indian farmer and activist who was officially declared dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he is alive.
njKP TIL In 1952 a bunch of rioting prisoners in Canada decided to behave just because the superintendent asked them to.
ZlO4 TIL After just finishing film school, two students wanted to make a film but could only afford one room. They challenged themselves to make a film that only occured in one room and later released it as “Saw.”