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TIL: Because of a rumor claiming that Richard Hatch smuggled matches onto an island, all contestants on tv's Survivor now have to be strip searched

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rNRo0 TIL that director Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was alleged to be a contract killer who kidnapped and tortured an accountant to death in Costa Rica. While being held in a secure prison tower in Chicago, Matthew concocted an elaborate escape attempt using a razor, a harness, and a 31-foot rope.
D1oPe TIL In 1903, Massachusetts and Missouri became the first states to require a driver’s license, although it wasn’t necessary to pass a test to obtain one. In 1908 when the Model T debuted, Rhode Island became the first state to require both a license and a driver’s exam
epgNg TIL Some cities are using blue light bulbs in public restroom, park lighting because the glow supposedly masks the blue-tinted lines of veins — making it harder for intravenous drug users to find a vein.
JY6k TIL 3 suicide bombers prematurely exploded because the bombs were set on daylight savings time.
5YYJQ TIL Shaquille O'Neal is an Honorary U.S. Marshall, a reserve office, and a Sheriff's Deputy in Georgia.