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TIL Australia’s first police force was made up of the most well-behaved convicts.

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LxLr TIL that on 1/8/15, some of the strongest jet-stream aloft winds ever were reported (200+ knots). Nearly one hour was cut off from transatlantic flights from NYC to London.
epQ5b TIL Bologna is one of the most tightly regulated processed meats in the United States. The USDA sets strict standards on what qualifies as bologna, controlling everything from the types of meat used to the curing process. To be labeled as bologna, the product must be made from muscle meat
Pk5L TIL that the producers of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (filmed in 1971 in Munich, Germany) had trouble finding dwarfs–any adult dwarfs at all– for the roles of the Oompa-Loompas. This was because the Nazis had killed so many of them 25 years earlier.
p8wKZ TIL Only about 5% of the world’s seafloor has been mapped in some detail. Since the ocean occupies roughly 70% of the Earth’s surface, this leaves approximately 65% of the Earth (excluding dry land) unexplored.
4XDKb TIL that cheetahs can be easily tamed and were kept as pets in ancient Egypt and used to hunt in Rome