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TIL that former Saints Safety Darren Sharper was already accused of rape in Nevada, Louisiana and Arizona when he was finally arrested for drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles. Investigators around the nation repeatedly failed to follow up on leads and test rape kits.

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WkeGX TIL of Australian Soldier Jim Moody, who smuggled Horrie, his battalion's mascot back to Australia after WWII, violating quarantine laws. Ordered to surrender Horrie to be destroyed, he purchased another dog from a pound and surrendered it, and Horrie lived many years.
VBnrB TIL that in 2007, Michael James Shaughnessy, 4th Baron Shaughnessy, of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford in the County of Limerick, died without issue. The title passed to the nearest male relative: His second cousin, who played the male lead on the TV series “The Nanny.”
9XLB TIL the color of the plastic tag on bread actually means something. They indicate the day of the week on which the loaf was baked: Monday - Blue, Tuesday - Green, Thursday - Red, Friday - White, Saturday - Yellow.
W5XB TIL that, despite their reputation, it is actually EXTREMELY RARE for an opossum to have rabies because their body temperature is too low for rabies to survive and replicate well.
xVDog TIL Turkey eggs have a richer taste than chicken eggs and were considered a delicacy by the Navajo. They are rare today only because turkeys do not yield as many eggs and cost more to house and feed.