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TIL that Icelandic Police have only ever killed one person

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VM8YB TIL That The HVLS Fan Company Changed Their Name To Big Ass Fans After People Kept Calling To Check If They Were The Company That Made Those "Big Ass Fans"
R7jb1 TIL References to Glasgow-born Sir John A Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, have recently been removed from Scotland.org sites. References to the Sir John A Great Canadian Kilt Skate, an ice skating event in Canada funded in part by the Scottish government, have also been removed
615X TIL in 1940 a Soviet scientist brought a dead dog’s head back to “life” (It responded to external stimuli) and then brought a clinically dead (drained of blood for ten minutes) dog back to life. He received the Lenin prize.
D15Vp TIL for every bird killed by a windmill around 1700 are killed by cars.
e85L TIL The film Roar (1981) is considered the most dangerous film shoot in history. Over 70 crew members who worked with the predatory animals suffered injuries like bone fractures, scalpings and gangrene.