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TIL drivers of Ram 2500 pickup trucks in the US are more than twice as likely to be drunk drivers than the national average

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LgZ9 TIL that Studio Six, the phony Hollywood production office used in the movie Argo (and during the real-life rescue), was so convincing that after the rescue was complete and the office had folded, it received 26 scripts, including one from Steven Spielberg
OoEAa TIL the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in 1976 at 3,529 km/h (2,193 mph), a record which still hasn't been broken in 44 years
dDwXj TIL about Krystyna Skarbek - A Polish-British spy who got arrested by Gestapo during ww2 and got released by faking tuberculosis biting her tongue till it bleed to cough blood
p10G TIL that Blockbuster is still around in Alaska (and other areas where high-speed Internet is expensive or unavailable.) The stores are privately-owned, but keep the Blockbuster name. Alaska is home to ¼ of the nation’s surviving Blockbusters.
GY6W1 TIL they originally conceived Beavis and Butt-head Do America as a live action movie, with David Spade and Adam Sandler in mind to play the title characters.