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TIL That a 20 year old female criminology student became a Mexican police chief. The last police chief was decapitated.

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OGK74 TIL that Venetia Phair, the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the dwarf planet in 1930, was still alive when it was declared a dwarf planet in 2006. When asked about it, she stated that “At my age, I've been largely indifferent, though I suppose I would prefer it to remain a planet.”
Eglw TIL Suspended animation is a surgical technique in which the patient’s body temperature is lowered to about 55F (18C) causing breathing and blood flow to halt. At this point the surgeon has ~45min to operate before any brain damage occurs.
lmAV TIL the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was not originally going to be painted orange. The orange color was only supposed to be for a sealant and was to be painted with black and yellow stripes to ensure visibility by passing ships. The orange color worked better for fog so it was kept instead
01jN TIL the “London Beer Flood” of 1814 spilled 323,000 imperial gallons of beer into the streets of London; killing eight people and destroying two homes.
GAJog TIL Moons can have moons and they're called "moonmoons"