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TIL that the Alfa Romeo Logo isn’t a snake with a red tongue, but a snake eating a human.

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AKXo TIL of a guy who drove around “talking” into cookies decorated like iPhones with the intention of getting cops to pull him over, only to eat the iPhone in front of the cop. It worked, but it backfired when he was arrested for outstanding warrants.
4k95a TIL Ronald Reagan attempted Assassin Is Now A Youtube Musician
ne4p9 TIL green screens are green because it doesn’t match any natural skin tone of the actor so no part of them will be accidentally edited out.
Wk8Gd TIL just how destructive Bradford Pear trees are. They're considered a highly invasive species (it was once thought they would be sterile as a hybrid). They're incredibly weak and are often damaged in storms, so their life span is usually 15-20 years. They're all around bad trees. Plus they stink!
8LGZ TIL that from 1985-2005, LAPD shot at more than 465 dogs, killing at least 200 and wounding at least 140. From 1990-2005, NYPD officers officers had shot at 803 dogs.