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TIL drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate if they have been convicted of a DUI.

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aDWy TIL that Rolex sells more than watches, they sell sand.
YANd TIL that the boxing announcer who came up with that catchphrase “let’s get ready to rumble” trademarked the phrase and has made more than $400 million by licensing it.
7rygL TIL of Fang Zheng, whose legs were run over by a tank during the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989 while he was getting a fainted female student to safety. She refused to testify for him during the investigations and she would later claim that she was not with him during the incident.
QpZa TIL In the US you can be arrested for drunk driving even if you’re sleeping it off in the backseat of your parked car.
d8bb9 TIL that based on the revenue total including revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games, merchandise, and any other franchise-related products, Pokemon is the highest grossing media franchise of all time. Followed by Hello Kitty in second place and Winnie the Pooh third.