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TIL Nebraska State Troopers cars are equipped with teddy bears to have available for children during times of accident or trauma.

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LQVYv TIL: That the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota doesn't have central heating but instead relies on passive solar and human body heat to keep the space 70 degrees year-round.
4XAJo TIL Under France’s stringent privacy laws, parents can face penalties as severe as a year in prison and fines up to of €45,000 (£35,000) if convicted of publicizing intimate details of the private lives of their children without their consent.
v1e54 TIL that in 1972, artist Dieter Meier installed a commemorative plaque at the railway station in Kassel, Germany, which read: "On 23 March 1994, from 3 to 4 pm, Dieter Meier will stand on this plaque". He honored the promise 22 years later.
1aEvr TIL Archaeologists have discovered Ancient Hebrew artifacts in North America. Research indicates that they predate the European discovery of the continent by several hundred years, at the least.
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