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TIL after Mr. Rogers car was stolen, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, "If we'd known it was yours, we never would have taken it."

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wLYm7 TIL in the '70s the Israeli government considered the color TVs a luxury that would increase social gaps. A "Color Killer" module had to be installed in imported TVs to prevent the appearance of color. Soon after, an Anti-"Color Killer" device was offered and purchased by 90% of color TV customers.
ADaXn TIL China's single child policy resulted in groups of people that had never encountered genetic siblings. The notion of "sibling" was a hard one for the children to grasp - a task made more difficult by the Chinese tendency to use the term for "brother" or "sister" when talking about cousins
VDOk TIL when the Soviet Union was pushing towards Berlin, an SS soldier was forced to play a piano for his captors. They made it clear in sign language that he would be executed the moment he stopped. He played for 22 hours, after which he collapsed in tears. They congratulated him, then shot him.
DEdg TIL that the Berber people of North Africa are genetically similar to the Sami people of Northern Scandinavian. Despite the fact both are considered indigenous to each respective area. The gentic link dates back 9,000 years.
djv7 TIL after Officials in Richmond, California, learned that 70 percent of the city’s murders and firearms assaults were directly linked to 17 people, they decided to pay them to behave. With individual coaching, health care coverage and a monthly stipend, murders decreased from 62 to only 11 last year