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TIL Iowa and Montana will revoke your driver’s license if you can’t pay back student loans

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evng TIL that a Dutch microbiologist Hendrik Jonkers invented a self-healing concrete that uses bacteria to seal cracks
NXbKJ TIL that it's possible to to be libel-proof on the basis that your documented behavior has been so awful you're legally foreclosed from suing anyone for what they write about you. In the U.S. it's informally named the Dykstra defense.
6ENbW TIL that Philadelphia outfielder Richie Ashburn once fouled off 14 pitches in a row. One foul bowl struck a woman, breaking her nose. While being carried off the field, she was struck by another foul ball hit by Richie during the same at-bat.
yQbp TIL that NBA changed the rules so that players can only shoot from the free throw line because Wilt Chamberlain used to do a standing slam dunk from the free throw line.
gMR7A TIL That the Goodwill will refuse to take your old office chair, bean bags, or box spring mattresses