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TIL that British police are referred to as "Bobbies" due to the fact that Prime Minister Robert Peel founded the Metropolitan Police Force for London at Scottland Yard.

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kJBj1 TIL That Jacques Cousteau helped in the search for oil off the coast of Abu Dhabi by collecting rock samples.
wLQO1 TIL That Facebook lied about high video view counts to attract investors and charge higher premiums for hosting videos, and is the reason that sites like Cracked, College Humor, and Funny or Die nearly went out of business
OGLKg TIL for decades, Marian Breland Bailey and her husband(s) trained animals to do tricks for fun and profit—piano-playing ducks, tic-tac-toe-playing chickens, dolphins for the Navy, cats for the CIA—and ended up pioneering a more humane approach to animal training.
7r0QX TIL Sting sang backup vocals on the Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing"
XE0L6 TIL in 1996 Cory Foulk competed the Ironman Hawaii barefoot on a 61 pound beach cruiser promotion the World Triathlon Corporation to add rules enforcing footwear and race style bicycles.