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TIL the Volkswagen Taos is named after Taos, New Mexico - the home of John Muir, who wrote the 1969 book "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot.".

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6Aa7 TIL that sobriety checkpoints are illegal in Texas under the state’s interpretation of the federal Constitution
5YNX9 TIL there is a song in written specifically to sound like a Wings song for the 2008 film Role Models. The song was sang by a Paul McCartney impersonator and referenced to as a real Wings tune throughout the film.
ne4yG TIL about one of the rare cases of the Lazarus Syndrome. Walter Williams, 78, from Lexington, Mississippi, declared by a coroner at his home on 26 February 2014. Once at a funeral home, he was found to be moving. The next day he was well enough to be talking with family, but died fifteen days later.
Opye TIL: Massachusetts General was the first hospital in the world to use anesthetics. “Ether Day,” the anniversary of that event is still celebrated 170 plus years later by its doctors and staff annually on October 16th.
wL1eE TIL only 128 people in the United States are licensed to fly blimps