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TIL in 1963 Alfred Heineken created a beer bottle that could also function as a brick to build houses in impoverished countries.

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JY5pv TIL that the U.S. and other countries used to have “ugly laws” that made it illegal to be out in public if you had visible disabilities, looked diseased, or were otherwise unsightly.
j6EbX TIL Pitched up tigers sounds like house cats
Y7QeG TIL that one was the Heaven's Gate suicides was the brother of Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura On 'Star Trek'.
pY8op TIL Starting in 2026, all new cars in the United States will be required to have technology to prevent drunk driving
N7w1M TIL in 1971, a mother reported to Houston police a Plymouth GTX, a vehicle her missing son was last seen in. She provided the license plate. No one looked into it. It belonged to Dean Corll, and his killing spree lasted 2 more years.