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TIL: A man got a job as the chief of police with falsified credentials which included a picture of a fake Los Angeles Police Department badge bearing the serial number 714, rightfully belonging to the fictional Sgt. Joe Friday of “Dragnet.”

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kmGE TIL that contrary to popular belief, almost all surgery during the American Civil War was performed under general anesthesia and “pain bullets” are a myth. They were actually chewed by pigs.
YprnZ TIL that the United Nations is located in international territory sold to the UN for $8.5m by John D. Rockefeller.
VMmkp TIL The last known living survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade died in 1940 at the age of 83.
O4Be TIL A baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. He never once made a mistake and worked for the railroad until his death.
Wk8NX Today I learned Marriott started as a root beer stand in 1927. It’s first hotel wasn’t built until 1957.