› added 1 year ago

337

TIL Colorado’s Department of Transportation regularly shuts down one of its major interstates on sunny mornings due to extreme sun glare

Read more codot.gov

via reddit.com

x6ZDB TIL: In 2008 Nebraska’s first child surrendering law intended for babies under 30 days old instead parents tried to give up their older children, many between the ages of 10 to 17, due to the lack of an age limit. The law was quickly amended.
J1nJm TIL that prior to filming Point Break, Patrick Swayze had surfed a few times, Keanu had never surfed, and Lori Petty had never been in the ocean.
6eRW TIL that while filming “The Passion of the Christ” Jim Caviezel, the actor that played Jesus, was struck by lightning along with the assistant director, who was struck twice
XGGj TIL An actor who played McGruff the Crime Dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison after authorities searched his house and discovered more than 1,000 pot plants and 9,000 rounds of ammo for an assortment of 27 weapons to include a grenade launcher.
W6jA TIL that a year after his wife’s disappearance, a Dutch crime writer wrote a book about a husband killing his wife. Without a body he wasn’t prosecuted and became a minor celebrity until, years later, the body was found and he was convicted of murder.