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TIL That the police have no duty to respond to or protect citizens from crime. And this is codified by The Supreme Court!

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105d TIL Bret Mckenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame was an extra in Fellowship of the Ring dubbed “Figwit” by fans. Even though the character was on screen for less than a second, he became so popular that they brought him back with a speaking role in Return of the King.
0dLVy TIL that Tailwind Air, a U.S.-based charter seaplane airline operating from Westchester County Airport, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2026 after grounding all commercial flights and failing to pivot successfully to charter operations.
gdv4 TIL bacteriophage therapy, discarded by western medicine, has been practiced for years in the Former Soviet Union, and has great potential in treating in diseases where antibiotics are failing.
oBpg8 TIL that a "rain check" was originally a ticket given to a spectator at an outdoor event interrupted by rain that provided admission to a later event (instead of a refund), but has since become an informal term for a request to reschedule any event.
MeXrb TIL an Icelandic tradition called Jólabókaflóð exists, where books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents and the rest of the night is spent reading them and eating chocolate.