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TIL half of American adults are in a law enforcement face recognition network. Its use is almost completely unregulated, as most agencies don’t even require suspicion of criminal activity before using the database for identification.

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GA18Q TIL that the "lower bar" on women's bikes is antiquated and was created to accommodate the heavy dresses women wore in the late 1800s
JYgZl TIL the UK is the worlds largest producer and exporter of legal cannabis
JjBB TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying tabs by drawing on checks. The drawing would be too valuable to cash the check.
wDY6 TIL that French people name their dog according to the year. An alphabet letter is allotted to each year (except K, Q, W, X, Y, Z); the dog’s name starts with the letter. So, if you know a dog’s name, you know its age.
GYNwJ TIL that in 1988 the Australian Parliament "borrowed" the original copy of the Australian Constitution from Britain (it was originally a British Act of Parliament) and simply never gave it back.