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TIL the state of Ohio requires drivers convicted of a DUI to drive with unique bright yellow license plates

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YAEr TIL In the early 90s, shortly after Crystal Pepsi was released, Coca-Cola developed a clear version of their Tab cola. However, they intentionally developed it to fail so as to taint the reputation of and take down Crystal Pepsi in an act of kamikaze.
0dXVy TIL There are consumers who are known as Harbingers of Failure. They have a knack for buying products that turn out to be market flops. "when the harbingers buy a product at least three times, it’s really bad news: The probability of success for that product drops 56 percent."
6EpbW TIL During WWII the Japanese were responsible for killing 500,000 Chinese by using insect "Yagi Bombs" which consisted a two compartment, one with houseflies and another with a bacterial slurry.
0wabR TIL that if a new element were to be discovered, we would have to create a new row on the periodic table
Brj7e TIL The Habsburgs were a dynasty that at one point controlled much of Europe. Many members of this family inherited a distinctive protruding jaw. Charles II (“the bewitched") was the last Spanish Habsburg. He suffered from multiple health issues and infertility, and died without heirs in 1700.