› added 11 years ago

523

TIL that in New Jersey there are cards issued by “Policemen’s Benefit Associations” that can essentially get friends/family of the police out of minor tickets.

Read more nj.com

via reddit.com

QNkBa TIL Walter Hudson, once the world’s heaviest man, went from 1,200 lbs to 520 lbs (272 kg). He died at 600 lbs. He also held title for largest waist at 119 inches (302 cm). His body remained in his room while authorities figured how to get him out as he would not fit through the door.
RYO8 TIL that Helen Keller and Mark Twain were good friends, and he got his rich friends to pay for her education at Radcliffe.
nopb TIL that washing your hands in hot water doesn’t kill germs any better than washing them in cold water, a study found. Water hot enough to kill germs would scald your skin.
DQxDr TIL in 1993, in order to reduce the media attention and law enforcement pressure brought on by drive-by shootings, the Mexican Mafia prison gang in California declared they would kill any gang member sent to prison for a drive-by.
Bg6eW TIL that 5 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Americans held a Miss Atomic Bomb pageant