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TIL Trailers were originally shown at the end of a film screening, but they were often ignored by audiences who left immediately after the film.

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MrGm TIL former First Lady Laura Bush killed a classmate after running a stop sign
84dK TIL 2 Florida men failed to steal a Corvette, because they couldn’t drive stick. At gunpoint, the owner told them 4 times to push the clutch, but they gave up and ran away on foot with only the man’s phone, keys, and wallet.
vQGB TIL Opossum’s are the only marsupial found in North America. From eating snakes they posses a resistant to rattlesnake, cottonmouth and pit viper venom.
YKvv TIL that Hawaii and Alaska are the only two states that have never had temperatures that exceed 100F.
WkZpX TIL of the Cannonball Run Challenge, an "unsanctioned" speed race from New York City to Los Angeles. Participants regularly average over 100 mph (160 km/h) during the race and the current record time is 26.5 hours, set in April 2020.