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TIL Hit and Run accident solve rates are abysmally low with roughly half of drivers in fatal accidents getting away

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DoZv TIL Schools in Texas are still required by law to teach that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense, despite anti-sodomy laws being overturned by the Supreme Court in 2003.
9pv7 TIL that in the 1974 movie The Klansman, O.J. Simpson highjacks a Ford Bronco to escape from the police, foreshadowing events in 1994 (beginning around 67:14 mark)
LQpQv TIL Doctors can't own hospitals. Wtf why?
8YwK TIL in 2013 the US Government spent more on financial aid than it would cost to provide the education of public universities for free.
dlwQ TIL that NPR posted a link “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” to their facebook page; the link led to an April Fool’s message saying that many people comment on a story without ever reading the article & asking not to comment if you read the link; people commented immediately on how they do read