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TIL They are still making The Land Before Time movies

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WQMd TIL that in 1981 DC police ignored repeated 911 calls and allowed 3 women to be raped. The womens resulting lawsuit was dismissed, setting a precedent that the police have no duty to assist, even if the emergency dispatcher says help is on the way.
R7vva TIL of Mustapha Khaznadar, an ethnic Greek abducted and enslaved by the Ottomans as a child, who later went on to become Prime Minister of Tunisia. He was one of the most influential people in modern Tunisian history.
PY4We TIL that the WW2 weapon the Bazooka was referred to as such because of its resemblance to the instrument played by 1930s Comedian Bob Burns.
GAvj7 TIL coffee beans are actually seeds from a fruit called the 'Coffee Cherry'.
4kVbX TIL before becoming famous as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, animator Terry Gilliam provided voices on two albums by Frank Zappa: Freak Out! (1966) and Absolutely Free (1967)