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TIL There is a gun at the International Space Station and it belongs to the Russians

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LKlp TIL the inventor of the glow stick didn’t know glow sticks were used for parties until 2013
PYDLO TIL the USPS has a hotline (and email) for reporting fraud activities of its employees, which would include the postmaster general
oBGN8 TIL Diana Serra Cary, aka Baby Peggy, was one of the last living film stars of the Silent Era of Hollywood until her death in Feb 2020, working 8 hours a day 6 days a week as a child star. She later became a silent film historian and advocate for child actors' rights.
pxQb TIL Chinese government takes its officials and members of their families on prison tours on a regular basis to give officials an introduction to what awaits them if they should engage in corruption. The tours include meet-and-greets with former government officials who were caught for corruption.
KOxB TIL that badgers will sometimes hunt cooperatively with coyotes