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TIL that according to the FBI and Homeland Security, over 100 firefighters in the US are convicted of arson every year, and many of the cases are swept under the rug, downplayed or completely ignored.

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NXMO6 TIL that Liam Neeson is 70 years old
Qn4a TIL that a Penn State researcher introduced pigs to joy-stick controlled video games, and in weeks they would begin to “beg to play video games. They beg to be the first ones out of their pens, then they trot up the ramp to play.”
J1BMk TIL that no human has beaten a computer in a chess tournament in over 15 years.
LkNb0 TIL in 1875 three French men traveled to a height of 28,000ft in a balloon. When it landed only one man remained alive and was permanently deaf.
GAnlQ TIL Camels first originated in North America