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TIL that the Michigan DOT has names for every one of their snowplows along with mounted cameras and a tracking map so you can track your favorite plow as the season progresses

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ndrG TIL The founder of Domino’s Pizza created a Catholic town in Florida that he governs and controls, which includes banning all forms of birth control in the “town”
6ErJZ TIL The Mosquito Laser, a device invented to kill large numbers of mosquitoes to reduce malaria infection rates. The idea has been criticized because most areas where malaria is prevalent do not have reliable electrical power.
4X4JX TIL Cyanide pills were distributed to audience members of the last Berlin Philharmonic concert on 12 April 1945 as Allied forces approached Berlin and the surrender of Germany seemed imminent.
b05Z TIL that in California, after 4 years of decline, CO2 emissions increased by 35% in 2012 due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
pY0B8 TIL - About dimethylmercury, it's a form of mercury but way stronger. It's a neurotoxin that can kill you with 2 drops or 0.1 mL.