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TIL You have the right to resist an unlawful arrest, upto and including the killing of an arresting officer. And this right has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

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PY6WG TIL the books in the show ‘Castle’ do actually exist. They were written by the screenwriter Tom Straw under the name ‘Richard Castle’. Nathan Fillion, who played Richard Castle in the show, attended the book signings as the face of the author.
60G7 TIL: If someone reports their company for tax evasion in the U.S., he or she will receive 15% to 30% of the amount collected.
KOKlQ TIL about Carbon Chauvinism, a term coined by Carl Sagan which assumes that all extraterrestrial life must be made of carbon because carbon-based humans are unable to imagine life made of radically different biochemistries.
e0pdJ TIL the Romania entered the 1930 FIFA world cup following the crowning of King Carol II, as he encouraged them to go. He chose the squad himself and ensured them that they would still have their jobs when they return.
pYPD8 TIL the title to “Inside Out” in Spanish is a pun. It is called “Intensamente” which means intensely but also ends with the word “Mente” or mind