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TIL that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 2014 decision that police officers may conduct traffic stops even if they have not personally observed a traffic violation.

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Mev5W TIL that rainbows have cousins. Fogbows appear when water droplets suspended in the air are so small that the diffraction of light is negligible, hence appearing white. It also causes the arc to be steeper. They’re sometimes known as ghost rainbows or white rainbows.
WQv4 TIL only four countries in the world have no law requiring paid maternity leave: they are Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and the United States
4PEo TIL Leonardo DiCaprio was originally first choice to play Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds
J1LE8 TIL that King Zog of Albania bought Knollwood Estate on Long Island in 1951. Rumors say he bought it with a bucket of diamonds and rubies, apparently hidden on the estate itself. It was later demolished in 1959.
4XMOX TIL that there are parrots native to Argentina roaming around New Jersey suburban towns for over 30 years.