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TIL that in Ohio, repeat DUI offenders have ‘Scarlet letter’ license plates!

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vPY1R TIL A 2004 British reality show selected nine contestants for their suggestibility, tricked them into thinking they were flown to Russia, then had them compete to become space tourists. The "winners" were placed on a simulator and tricked into thinking they were in space for five days.
vBE4 TIL that of the 112 deaths during the construction of the Hoover dam. The first was J.G.Tierney, a surveyor who drowned on December 20, 1922. His son, Patrick, was the last man to die working on the dam’s construction, 13 years to the day later.
oBxlE TIL That a two-time felon impersonated a U.S. Army Captain during a bridge collapse, taking command of a disaster center. He would direct FBI agents and was appropriating vehicles and equipment for the rescue effort before fleeing.
78ewZ TIL that the Post-It note was invented by a scientist at 3M who attempted to develop a super-strong adhesive but instead, accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive
jNrlp TIL Intelligent people tend to be messy, stay awake longer, and swear more