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TIL that lawyer who helped Honda fight against rollover bars for quad bikes was killed in a quad bike accident.

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N15b TIL of Edith Head, who won 8 oscars for best costume design and was the inspiration for Edna Mode in The Incredibles
8e9Q4 TIL Nazi officer Otto Skorzeny was put on war crime trial for allegedly using American military uniforms in battle, but was acquitted after successfully arguing that they ditched the uniforms before combat began. He would later be broken out of prison by men disguised in American military uniform.
xV980 TIL that during prohibition, the US government intentionally added lethal poison to industrial alcohols, knowing they were used by bootleggers and sold to the public. This federal poisoning program led to over 10,000 deaths.
0dAZ1 TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
XENmk TIL the people who created the lie detector were the same people who created Wonder Woman. Her “lasso of truth” is a nod to them.