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TIL Oregon uses beet juice to de-ice the roads and is illegal to use salt.

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VBogZ TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players
MeaKW TIL that John Fogetry of Creedence Clear Water Revival was sued for copyrighting himself. The Supreme Court of the US ruled that a person cannot in fact plagiarize themselves
WEN4 TIL Pubic lice are disappearing because of bikini waxes
YpWGP TIL President Jimmy Carter was in Mexico City on Valentines Day, 1979. At the opening ceremonies in Mexico City, Carter remarked that he could not "imagine a more appropriate day" for Mexico and the United States to meet "and to express the feelings that the people of my country have towards yours"
j6kxQ TIL The Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle, which aired from 1986 to 1990, involving challenges and painful entertainment, inspired countless physical challenge game shows still popular today