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TIL Mark ‘Coonrippy’ Brown ran for Governor of Tennessee in an attempt to win back his pet raccoon Rebekah, who was seized by authorities.

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Nykb TIL that by draining the blood from gunshot victims, and replacing it with a cold saline solution, Doctors are hoping to place patients in a suspended animation. This new experimental procedure will buy the patient time
xJjB TIL a student was arrested for stripping down to his underwear in Richmond International Airport revealing the Fourth Amendment written on his chest. Charges against him have been dropped and law enforcement officers are now required to take a two-hour class on the First and Fourth amendments.
XEZbX TIL learned Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright invented the condition "drapetomania" (the urge to run away from captivity). He practised in the United States in the 1850's, and couldn't understand African slaves' desire to flee the 'paradise' of captivity. So he made up a term for it.
X0jjk TIL that Tokyo has the world's largest sewer system, designed to prevent flooding by storing excess rainwater in massive underground silos—and you can take a tour of it.
OG7Y TIL that some birds can be born and exist as gynandromorphs, meaning that they have both genders as well as male and female appearances, divided laterally