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TIL - the US Postal Inspection Service is the oldest branch of law enforcement in the US. Tracing its roots to 1772 when Benjamin Franklin appointed a surveyor to audit mail delivery, it predates the US itself.

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MeYr7 TIL: Compressed air is used as a battery substitute by some utility companies.
gMAg8 TIL a Dutch maintenance man came up with the idea of baking a drawing of a fly into porcelain urinal bowls to reduce urinal spillage.
gM18D TIL the Crypt Keeper has Chucky’s eyes. FX technician Kevin Yagher created both puppets and reused Chucky’s clear blue eyes for the show
4X9x5 TIL In 1959 NASA contacted Pillsbury to create food safety management system for space travel. It is now industry standard and in practice in food establishments around the world.
GkxQ TIL when asked if there was validity in the media’s criticism of violence in his movies, Quentin Tarantino said, “Sure, Kill Bill’s a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.”