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TIL the City of Boston has border collies that scare off geese in the esplanade along the Charles River to prevent them from nesting.

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9rx6 TIL that cats are not nocturnal. They are actually crepuscular, which means they are most active around twilight and dawn.
ma7y TIL in 1995 a plain clothes Boston Police officer was brutally beaten by his fellow officers after they mistook him for a fleeing suspect. BPD officers tried to intimidate and harass him into staying quiet afterwards.
NBBQ TIL nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu exposed details of Israel’s nuclear capabilities to British press in 1986. Mossad agents abducted Vanunu from Rome and he was secretly taken to Israel and sentenced to 18 years on charges of treason and espionage following a secret trial.
DQ4wp TIL in Slovakia on Easter, men whip women and throw water on them so that they’ll stay beautiful and fresh for the next year. In exchange, the women serve drinks as thanks.
YpW8W TIL that the word "amok", as in "to run amok", is a reference to a Malay word meaning "to make a furious or desperate charge." It entered English usage after Europeah visitors to Southeast Asia reported it a as a psychiatric disorder (and it is still listed as one in the DSM IV).