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TIL the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a police officer did not need a radar gun to confirm that a motorist was speeding, but that the officer’s visual estimate of speed was enough for a conviction

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wL78o TIL that the Mosuo (a Chinese ethnic group) believe that long ago, dogs had life spans of 60 years and humans had life spans of 13 years, and humans traded their life span with the dogs in exchange for honouring them. During the adulthood initiation rites, adolescents pray before the family dogs
wQNW TIL that American volunteers fighting in other nations armed forces in WW2 lost their citizenship and changed their nationality to Canadian. Congress eventually passed a blanked pardon in 1944.
5V1Rr TIL there are blood banks for dogs. Previously, veterinarians would have to rely on their own dogs or those of a client. Some dogs can also be universal donors, just like humans
J1K7v TIL that Model T production reached almost 10,000 cars a day in 1925
mrXp TIL 37 years after dropping out of college, Steven Spielberg decided to finish his Bachelor of Arts degree at Long Beach University. He turned in his Oscar-winnning Schindler’s List as his student film assignment.