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TIL that, in an effort to reduce drunk driving, every New Years Eve the AAA will tow your car and give you a lift home for free, even if you’re not a member (not available in all states)

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R70Za TIL Crocodiles can jump vertically. The propelling of their tail is strong enough to launch their whole body out of the water.
v1Kl4 TIL Alan Turing was charged with "gross indencency" after self-reporting a burglary and telling the police about the relationship he had with a man he suspected was involved. He chose chemical castration as his sentence. This caused him to grow breasts, become depressed, triggers for his suicide.
grXyL TIL Japan successfully floated balloon Bombs into the US during WW2, killing 6 people in Oregon "the war's only fatalities in the continental U.S". But, the US Government did such an effective job of covering it up, Japan thought the attack was a failure.
QWxk TIL that in Auschwitz, the SS forced an orchestra to play for Jews that had been selected for gassing. The musicians also had among the highest suicide rates of anyone in the camp.
8xmX TIL Paris, under Napoleon, purchased the source of the Seine so that the river, technically speaking, starts in Paris.