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TIL why Californians (especially in SoCal) refer to their freeways as "the (highway)" (eg. "the 5", "the 101", etc.)

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OovAR TIL That Coca-Cola Named The World’s Most Polluting Brand in Plastic Waste Audit
Oa9R TIL the song ‘Louie Louie’ was the subject of a 31 month FBI investigation for reports of explicit sexual lyrics. The FBI was 'unable to interpret any of the wording in the record.’ Ironically, the drummer later admitted to yelling 'Fuck’ when he dropped his drumstick at 0:54 during the recording.
b9E6Z TIL Pee Wee Herman got arrested for rubbing one out in a movie theater
6ApZ TIL that Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world’s smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant
Z8y5Q TIL About franeleros, men who "protect" your parked car in Mexico, Argentina, Phillipines and Brazil in return for a "tip". If you don't tip, they smash the car. When this was made illegal, prices increased instead because the franeleros had to bribe the police.