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TIL that the front license plate isn’t required in 20 US states

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mXaY TIL more than 2,500 of the 3,250 crosswalk buttons in New York City function essentially as mechanical placebos. They haven’t worked since the late 1980’s.
wLnd7 TIL That American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
ogY7 TIL that in World War 2 Germany captured France with a loss of only 27,000 soldiers. Germany lost over 143,000 alone at the battle of Verdun in France during World War One several decades earlier.
8avdP TIL that poison control was started by one Chicago pharmacist that started keeping notes on new cleaning products when people came into the ER and started taking calls at home 24/7
ee66 TIL- In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered a simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth is considered an aggravated assault.