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TIL Police kill 8x more American Citizens than Terrorists

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GYxX1 TIL that stapes (or stirrup) is the smallest bone in humans, measures roughly 3 x 2.5mm and is found in the middle ear
kJ7Wg TIL After the Osama Bin Laden raid the US Military used an early form of AI to analyze the recovered media and prevent imminent terror attacks.
yQgNa TIL that Sir Robert Walpole, who led the government of Great Britain for twenty-one years from 1721 to 1742, was the first British Prime Minister; he is also the longest serving Prime Minister of the country.
E0nx TIL If you start a race exactly when the starting gun goes off, it’s considered a false start because it’s impossible for a human to react in under a tenth of second
M7X7b TIL that all of the gold ever discovered by humankind would fit in a cube that is only 22 meters wide on every side.