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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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xVB55 TIL Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon (an ancestor of Cleopatra) was so despised after enacting a political purge that he had the nickname 'Physcon,' meaning 'Fatty'
wLMa1 TIL it used to be tradition for newly emaciated African Americans to parade in armed militias for the 4th of July
W7g6X TIL that when writing the James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice' (1967), author Roald Dahl was given a formula for Bond girls: The first is killed by the enemy midway "preferably in Bond's arms", the second is an enemy Bond seduces who also dies, and the third survives to the end of the film.
rRKxw TIL celery was a very popular food in the 1800s through early 1900s. It was the third most popular menu ingredient in New York City restaurants, behind coffee and tea. Celery cost more than caviar because it was so hard to cultivate in those days.
xVV1B TIL of a ship known as the Mary Celeste, which was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic. The last log entry was 10 days before her discovery and when another ship happened upon her, all of the provisions and belongings of the crew were perfectly intact, but the crew were all missing