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TIL that when Montana imposed speed limits on former No Limit roads, traffic fatalities doubled.

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olD7 TIL that “The Case of the Stolen Smell” - an innkeeper accused a poor student of “stealing his smell” by eating while the innkeeper was cooking to “flavor” his dull food. The judge ordered the student to pay the innkeeper with the sound of money by passing it from one hand to another.
N7yDJ TIL ancient Chinese physicians kept a small ivory "medicine doll" in their desks to help them treat female patients, who were forbidden from showing too much skin to a male other than their husband. Women seeking medical attention would point to the areas on the doll where they had discomfort.
epgAJ TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the sound effect of the opening of the ark was created by dragging a toilet lid over some paving.
Lkg8p TIL the Coca-Cola Company tried to avoid raising the price of Coke by leaving 1 in 9 vending machine bottles empty. While most nickels inserted in their vending machine would yield a Coke, some patrons had to use 2 nickels, thus raising the price.
KOoOQ TIL that in the original Wizard of Oz book, Dorothy wears Silver Slippers, not ruby. The color of the shoes was changed to red to take advantage of the new Technicolor film process used in big-budget Hollywood films of the era.