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TIL Police SWAT sniper Mike Plumb managed to shoot a revolver out of a suicidal person’s hand.

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loe67 TIL that in 1665, the University of Cambridge temporarily closed due to the Bubonic plague. Isaac Newton had to work from home, where he used that time to develop calculus and the theory of gravity.
lovlB TIL upon arrival to the shores of occupied Southern France, the allies were greeted by a lone Frenchman giving out champagne
5Y6J9 TIL, That since domestication, dogs' eyes have changed. Dogs now have eye muscles that make them more expressive and infant-like. These same muscles are absent in wolves, their closest relative.
jNwWN TIL the Pentagon has worked behind the scenes on over 800 major movies and more than 1,000 TV titles. If there are characters, action or dialogue that the DOD don’t approve of, a film-maker who uses military equipment has to make changes to accommodate the military’s demands.
OGbOR TIL The South African colonial government used to issue licenses for people to hunt The hunter-gatherer San people, with the last one being reportedly issued in Namibia in 1936