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TIL The NYPD had operatives in 13 countries.

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ADkrg TIL, villagers working in jungle wear face mask behind their heads to save themselves from the Bengal Tigers. Tigers have been seen following people wearing the mask, but they have not attacked. By the contrast 29 people who were not wearing mask were killed in the span of 18months.
lo8OB TIL in "A Christmas Story," Ralphie says he wants the Red Ryder BB Gun 28 times throughout the course of the movie. That's approximately once every three minutes and 20 seconds.
QNX86 TIL that at the height of the Napoleonic wars, the British and French navies allowed ships carrying new rose varieties for Josephine Bonaparte to pass through the blockade
by0p TIL British tanks have hot water boilers for brewing tea.
Q5Bd TIL Roughly 114 prizes worth $1 million or more went unclaimed in 2015. In fact, about $2 billion in lottery prizes go unclaimed every year.