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TIL in 2016 a Florida woman who streamed herself driving drunk received a "harsher than usual" punishment because 'she flaunted her endangering the community". In addition to punishments common for a first-time DUI, she also received 150 hours of community service & 10 days of weekend work release.

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R7Ld9 TIL that Isaac Asimov died from complications of HIV. In 1983 got HIV from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. His doctors told him to keep it quiet. 10 Ten years later, after most of Asimov's physicians had died, Asimov's family agreed that the HIV story should be made public.
e1nL TIL jeans originally had that extra pocket “as a protective sleeve for cowboys’ pocket watches.”
l0n5 TIL Airline pilots deliberately touch down hard on the runway when it’s raining, to minimize aquaplaning.
YpndW TIL a kidney can be purchased for $650 in Kenya and sold for $200,000 in South Africa.
neG9P TIL: The first synagogue built in America was built by philanthropist and slave trader, Aaron Lopez.